法苑珠林 89.32

89.32

如大集經云。佛言。諸仁者。休息殺生獲十種功德。何等為十。一於諸眾生得無所畏。二於諸眾生得大慈心。三斷惡習氣。四少諸病惱為事決斷。五得壽命長。六為非人護持。七寤寐安隱無諸惡夢。八無諸怨讎。九不畏惡道。十身壞命終得生善道。諸仁者。是名休息殺生得十功德。若能以此善根迴向無上菩提。是人不久證無上智到菩提時。於彼國土離諸殺害。長壽眾生來生其國。

As the Mahāsaṃnipāta-sūtra states: The Buddha said, 'Virtuous ones, by refraining from taking life, one obtains ten kinds of merits. What are the ten? First, one attains fearlessness toward all sentient beings. Second, one attains great compassion toward all sentient beings. Third, one severs evil habits. Fourth, one has few illnesses and afflictions, and is decisive in handling affairs. Fifth, one attains long life. Sixth, one is protected by non-humans. Seventh, one rests peacefully in sleep without evil dreams. Eighth, one is free from enemies and grudges. Ninth, one does not fear the evil destinies. Tenth, upon the dissolution of the body and the end of life, one is reborn in wholesome destinies. Virtuous ones, this is called obtaining ten merits by refraining from taking life. If one can dedicate these roots of goodness toward unsurpassable bodhi, before long, when this person realizes unsurpassable wisdom and reaches bodhi, that land will be free from all slaughter, and long-lived sentient beings will come to be reborn in that land.'