諸經要集 10.106

10.106

蓋聞。忍之為德。最是尊上。持戒苦行。所不能及。是以羼提比丘。被形殘而不恨。忍辱仙主。受割截而無瞋。且慈悲之道。救拔為先。菩薩之懷。愍惻為用。常應遍遊地獄。代其受苦。廣度眾生。施心安樂。豈容微有觸惱大生瞋恨。乃至角眼相看。惡聲厲色。遂加杖木。結恨成怨。或父子兄弟。自相損害。朋友眷屬。反更侵傷。惡逆甚於鵄鴞。含毒逾於蜂蠆。所以歷劫怨讎。生生不絕也。

Now, it is heard that the virtue of patience is the most exalted; holding the precepts and practicing austerities cannot match it. For this reason, the monk Kṣānti suffered physical mutilation without resentment, and the master of kṣānti ṛṣis underwent dismemberment without anger. Furthermore, in the path of compassion, rescuing and delivering [others] comes first; in the heart of a bodhisattva, pity and sympathy are the function. One should constantly wander throughout the hells, taking upon oneself their suffering, extensively delivering sentient beings, and bestowing peace and joy upon their minds. How could one allow even a slight annoyance to give rise to great anger and hatred, leading even to glaring at one another with askance eyes, harsh words and severe countenances, subsequently applying sticks and staves, and harboring resentment that turns into enmity? Or fathers and sons, elder and younger brothers mutually harming one another, while friends and relatives inversely cause injury and damage—their evil rebellion exceeding that of owls, and their venom surpassing that of bees and scorpions. Consequently, through kalpas of enmity, it never ceases life after life.