法苑珠林 57.22

English (machine translation) 57.22

Language: English

57.22

Another ghost said: 'I constantly have eyes on both shoulders, a mouth and nose on my chest, and never have a head. For what reason is it so?' Maudgalyāyana replied: 'In your past life, you were an executioner's apprentice. Whenever you executed criminals, you joyfully attached a cord to their topknot and pulled it.'

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法苑珠林 — 道世, Classical Chinese