諸經要集 15.47

15.47

是時舍主即出奉迎。敷置茵蓐請入就坐。耶舍見其家內。有二餓鬼。裸形黑瘦飢虛羸乏。鎖其身首各著一床。復有一鉢滿中香飯。以瓶盛水安置其側。爾時舍主。即取此食奉施比丘。語言。大德。慎勿以食與此餓鬼。爾時比丘見其飢困。即以少飯而施與之。鬼得食已。即吐膿血。遍流在地。污其宮殿。爾時比丘怪而問之。此鬼何緣受斯罪報。舍主答曰。斯鬼前世。一是吾息。一是兒婦。我昔布施作諸功德。而彼夫妻恒懷恚惜。我數數教誨都不納受。因立誓曰。如此罪業必獲惡報。若受罪時我當看汝。由是因緣得斯苦惱。小復前行。至一住處。堂閣嚴飾種種奇妙。滿中眾僧經行禪思。日時以到。鳴椎集食。食將欲訖。爾時餚饍變成膿血。便以鉢器共相打擲。頭面破壞血污流身。而作是言。何為惜食今受此苦。耶舍前問其意答言。長老。我等先世迦葉佛時。同止一處。客比丘來。咸共瞋恚。藏惜飲食而不共分。以此緣故。今受此苦。

At that time, the master of the house came out to welcome him, laid out mats and cushions, and invited him to enter and take a seat. Yaśas saw inside the house two hungry ghosts, naked, emaciated, dark, starved, and enfeebled, with their bodies and heads chained, each bound to a bed. There was also a bowl filled with fragrant rice, with a jar of water placed beside it. The master of the house then took this food and offered it to the bhikṣu, saying: "O Venerable, take care not to give food to these hungry ghosts!" At that time, seeing their starvation and distress, the bhikṣu gave them a little rice. When the ghosts had received the food, they immediately vomited pus and blood, which flowed all over the ground and defiled the palace. The bhikṣu marveled at this and asked: "For what reason do these ghosts suffer this retribution for sin?" The master of the house answered: "In a past life, these ghosts—one was my son, and the other was my daughter-in-law. When I practiced dāna and performed various meritorious deeds, that husband and wife always harbored malice and stinginess. I repeatedly instructed and admonished them, but they would not accept it at all. I then made a vow, saying: 'For such sinful karma you will surely reap an evil retribution. When you undergo punishment, I shall watch you.' Due to this cause and condition, they suffer this agony." Going forward a little further, he reached another dwelling where the halls and pavilions were decorated and wondrously adorned in various ways, filled with monks doing walking meditation and dhyāna reflection. When the time arrived, the wooden mallet was struck to assemble them for the meal. Just as the meal was about to finish, the delicacies turned into pus and blood. They then struck and hurled their bowls at one another; their heads and faces were shattered and blood flowed, soiling their bodies. They said: "Why did we begrudge food, that we now suffer this agony?" Yaśas stepped forward and asked them the reason. They answered: "O Elder, in our past lives during the time of Kāśyapa Buddha, we dwelt together in one place. When visiting bhikṣus arrived, we all grew angry at them, concealed and begrudged food and drink, and did not share with them. Because of this cause, we now suffer this agony."