法苑珠林 92.48

92.48

The rope bed you saw is a denizen of hell. In the time of Kāśyapa Buddha, he was a monastic. Relying on the power of kings, he appeared to possess noble virtue. The four classes of disciples praised him with holy esteem. That monk then silently received the praise, the fine rope beds, and the various fine drinks and foods offered to him. Because he received them pretending to have a holy mind, he entered hell, where he became a flesh rope bed burned by fire, suffering pain without respite even to this day.