[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [Taishō Tripiṭaka (Chinese Buddhist canon)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho) › [諸經要集](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123) › 18.45 # 諸經要集 18.45 諸經要集 18.45 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [18.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.18.45) 第三復有眾生。身體長大。聾騃無足宛轉腹行。唯食泥土以自活命。為諸小蟲之所唼食。常受此苦不可堪處。何罪所致。佛言。以前世時。坐為人自用不信。好言善語。不孝父母。反戾時君。若為帝王大臣。四鎮方伯州郡令長。官禁督護。恃其威勢侵奪民物。無有道理。使苦燋悴呼嗟而行。故獲斯罪。 > "Third, there are sentient beings whose bodies are long and large, deaf and foolish, lacking feet and writhing along on their bellies, sustaining their lives solely by eating mud and earth, and being bitten and eaten by small insects. They constantly suffer this unbearable agony. What sin brought this about?" The Buddha said: "In their past lives, it was due to being willful and refusing to believe in good and wholesome words, not being filial to parents, and defying the lords of their time. If they were emperors, kings, ministers, regional governors, commandery or county magistrates, or prison superintendents, they relied on their power and prestige to seize the people's property without any justification, making them suffer emaciation and weep as they walked. Therefore they incurred this sinful retribution." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 18.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.18.44) - [Next: 18.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.18.46) - [Up: 18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.18) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123~en-mt.18.45) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (3) - [佛說佛名經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.441.30.40) — Classical Chinese - [慈悲道場懺法](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1909.3.14) — Classical Chinese - [佛說罪業應報教化地獄經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.mahayanasutra.narrative.karmavipakanarakasutra*zh-an-shigao.1.9) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.18.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.18.45) · Pramāṇa