法苑珠林 93.29

93.29

當知眾生所有病者。皆由貪瞋我慢為因。從因有果。得此苦報。非由不得藥酒病不得差。故涅槃經云。一切眾生有四毒箭。則為病因。何等為四。一貪欲。二瞋恚。三愚癡。四憍慢。若有病因則有病生。所謂愛熱肺病上氣吐逆。膚體㿇㿇其心悶亂。下痢噦噎小便淋瀝。眼耳疼痛腹背脹滿。顛狂乾痟鬼魅所著。如是種種身心諸病。若識病本斷惡修善。三世苦報永除不受。若不觀理縱用天下藥酒所治。其病轉增難可得差。

One should know that all illnesses of sentient beings take greed, anger, and pride as their causes. From causes there are effects, yielding this painful retribution; it is not because of failing to obtain medicinal liquor that illness cannot be cured. Thus the *Nirvāṇa Sūtra* states: 'All sentient beings have four poisoned arrows, which are the causes of illness. What are the four? First, greed; second, anger; third, folly; fourth, arrogance. When there are causes of illness, then illness arises: namely, passionate heat, lung ailments, rising breath and vomiting, numbness and aching of the skin and body, mental confusion and distress, diarrhea, retching, hiccuping, strangury, pain in the eyes and ears, swelling and fullness in the abdomen and back, madness, emaciation, and possession by demonic ghosts. With such various physical and mental illnesses, if one recognizes the root of illness, cuts off evil, and cultivates the good, the painful retributions of the three periods of time will be permanently eliminated and not received. If one does not contemplate the principle, even if one uses all the medicinal liquors under heaven to treat it, the illness will only increase and be difficult to cure.'