法苑珠林 67.36

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67.36

Fourteenth, there are also sentient beings whose bodies are constantly shackled and cangued by hell-wardens, unable to escape. What transgression caused this? The Buddha said: In their past lives, they netted and trapped sentient beings, encaged and tied up humans and animals, plunging them into hunger, destitution, and distress; or, serving as magistrates and district heads, they covetously seized wealth and wrongfully imprisoned the good and innocent, making them lament bitterly to high heaven without obtaining their freedom. Therefore, they incurred this retribution.

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法苑珠林 — 道世, Classical Chinese