諸經要集 18.65

18.65

又舊雜譬喻經云。昔有六人為伴。造罪俱墮地獄。同在一釜中。皆欲說本罪。一人言沙。二人言那。三人言特。四人言涉。五人言姑。六人言陀羅。佛見之笑。目連問佛。何以故笑。佛言。有六人為伴。俱墮地獄。共在一釜中。各欲說本罪。熱湯沸涌不能再語。各一語便迴下。一人言沙者。世間六十億萬歲。在泥犁中。始為一日。何時當竟。第二人言那者。無有出期。亦不知何時當得脫。第三人言特者。咄咄我當用作生。不能自制意。奪五家分。供養三尊。愚貪無足。今悔何益。第四人言涉者。言我治生亦不至誠。財產屬他。為得苦痛。第五人言姑者。誰當保我。從地獄出。便不犯道禁。得生天樂者。第六人言陀羅者。是事上頭本不為心計。譬如御車失道入邪。折軸車壞。悔無所及。

Furthermore, the Old Parable Sūtra (Jiu zapiyu jing) states: In the past, there were six companions who committed offenses and together fell into hell, cast into the same caldron. Each wished to speak of his original offense. The first said, "Sha"; the second said, "Na"; the third said, "Te"; the fourth said, "She"; the fifth said, "Gu"; and the sixth said, "Tuoluo." The Buddha saw them and smiled. Maudgalyāyana asked the Buddha, "Why do you smile?" The Buddha said: "There were six companions who together fell into hell and are in the same caldron. Each wished to speak of his original offense, but because the boiling soup bubbled up, they could not speak further. Having uttered just one word each, they sank back down. The first person who said 'Sha' meant: 'In the world, sixty trillion years are only one day in Niraya. When will this ever end?' The second person who said 'Na' meant: 'There is no time of exit; nor do I know when I shall attain liberation.' The third person who said 'Te' meant: 'Alas! How did I conduct my life? Unable to restrain my own mind, I seized the shares of the five houses to make offerings to the Three Honored Ones. In foolish greed there was no contentment; what does repentance avail now?' The fourth person who said 'She' meant: 'I pursued a livelihood without sincerity; my wealth and possessions belonged to others, and only pain has been gained.' The fifth person who said 'Gu' meant: 'Who will guarantee for me that upon emerging from hell I will not violate the prohibitions of the Way, and will attain rebirth in heavenly bliss?' The sixth person who said 'Tuoluo' meant: 'At the outset of these affairs, I never deliberated in my mind. Just like a charioteer who loses the way and enters an evil path, breaking the axle and destroying the cart, regret is of no avail.'"