諸經要集 13.5

13.5

夫善惡之業用。寔三報之徵祥。猶形影之相須。譬六趣之明驗。其三報者。以悅天后之耳目。翻九色之深恩。孤投禽王之全命。交受五兀之切酷。斯為現報也。群徒潛淪於幽壑。神陟輪飄而不改。身酸歷代之殃舋。不曉王子之喪目。斯生報也。外道縱禍於非想。迷法永惑於始終。為著翅之暴狸。飛沈受困而難計。斯為後報也。玄鑒三代溺喪之流。深蛇來變坏形之累。使悟四諦三明之室。令出三報五苦之闇也。

Now, the function of wholesome and unwholesome karma is truly the harbinger of the three retributions; it is like form and shadow depending on each other, and an evident proof across the six destinies. As for the three retributions: pleasing the ears and eyes of the queen, turning against the deep kindness of the nine-colored deer; throwing oneself down alone to preserve the entire life of the king of beasts, while mutually undergoing the severe cruelty of five severed limbs—these are immediate retribution. Troops sink down into dark ravines, yet the spirit ascends as if whirling on a wheel without change; the body suffers bitter afflictions over successive generations, unaware of the prince's blinding—this is next-life retribution. Non-Buddhists give rein to calamity in [the heaven of] Neither Conception Nor Non-conception, permanently confused about the Dharma from beginning to end; like violent wildcats that grew wings, they fly and sink, suffering distress beyond reckoning—this is subsequent retribution. With profound discernment regarding the currents of drowning and loss across the three ages, the profound serpent arrives, transforming the encumbrance of a fragile body; causing realization in the chamber of the four truths and the three knowledges, causing escape from the darkness of the three retributions and five sufferings.