法苑珠林 70.5

70.5

又地持論云。殺生之罪。能令眾生墮三惡道。若生人中得二種果報。一者短命。二者多病。如是十惡。一一皆備五種果報。一者殺生何故受地獄苦。以其殺生苦眾生故。所以身壞命終地獄眾苦皆來切己。二者殺生何故出為畜生。以殺生無有慈惻行乖人倫。故地獄罪畢受畜生身。三者殺生何故復為餓鬼。以其殺生必緣慳心貪著滋味。復為餓鬼。四者殺生何故生人而得短壽。以其殺生殘害物命故得短壽。五者殺生何故兼得多病。以殺生違適眾患競集故得多病。當知殺生是大苦也。

Furthermore, the Bodhisattvabhūmi-śāstra states: The sin of killing living beings can cause sentient beings to fall into the three evil destinies. If born among humans, they obtain two kinds of fruits and retributions: first, a short life; second, many sicknesses. The ten unwholesome actions (daśākuśala) each fully possess five kinds of fruits and retributions: First, why does killing living beings cause one to suffer the pain of hell? Because by killing living beings, one causes suffering to sentient beings; therefore, when the body breaks down and life ends, all the pains of hell come to torment oneself. Second, why does one emerge from hell after killing living beings to become an animal? Because killing living beings lacks compassion and pity, and such conduct violates human relations; hence, when the sins of hell are exhausted, one receives an animal body. Third, why does killing living beings further make one a hungry ghost? Because killing living beings invariably stems from a stingy mind and a craving attachment to flavours, one again becomes a hungry ghost. Fourth, why does killing living beings cause one to obtain a short lifespan when born as a human? Because by killing living beings, one harms and destroys living creatures; thus one obtains a short lifespan. Fifth, why does killing living beings additionally bring about many illnesses? Because killing living beings violates their well-being and causes various afflictions to gather together; thus one obtains many sicknesses. One should know that killing living beings is great suffering.