諸經要集 13.83

13.83

八謂人死。四百四病同時俱作。四大欲散魂神不安。風去息絕。火滅身冷。風先火次。魂靈去失。身體侹直。無所復知。旬日之間。肉壞血流。膖脹爛臭。無一可取。身中有蟲。還食其肉。筋脈爛盡。骨節能散。髑髏脾脛。各自異處。飛鳥走獸。競來食之。天龍鬼神。帝王人民。貧富貴賤無免此患。吾見斯變。故行求道。不欲更之。是吾八師。佛於是說偈言。

"The eighth is human death: the four hundred and four ailments all arise at once; the four elements about to scatter, the soul-spirit restless; the wind departs and the breath is severed; the fire goes out and the body grows cold. Wind first and fire next, the conscious spirit departs and is lost. The physical body lies stiff and straight, knowing nothing anymore. Within a tenday, the flesh decays and blood flows forth, bloated, rotted, and foul-smelling, with nothing of it worthy of regard. There are worms within the body that turn back to eat its flesh. The tendons and vessels rot away completely, and the bones and joints can scatter. Skulls, spleens, and shins each lie in separate places. Flying birds and running beasts vie to come and eat them. Heavenly dragons, ghosts, and spirits, emperors, kings, and common people—neither poor nor rich, noble nor base can escape this affliction. Seeing such changes, I set out to seek the Way and wish never to undergo them again. This is my eighth teacher." Thereupon the Buddha spoke a verse, saying: