諸經要集 20.20

20.20

何謂怨憎會苦。世人薄俗共居愛欲之中。爭不急之事。更相殺害。遂成大怨。各自相避隱藏無地。各磨刀錯箭挾弓持杖。恐畏相見。會遇狹道相逢。張弓澍箭兩刃相向。不知勝負是誰。當爾之時怖畏無量。此是苦不。答言。實是大苦。

"What is meant by the suffering of meeting with what is hated? People in the world are shallow and vulgar; living together amidst desires, they quarrel over matters of no urgency and go on to kill and harm one another, ultimately becoming great enemies. Each evades the other, having nowhere to hide; each grinds knives, fits arrows, draws bows, and grasps staves, terrified of meeting. When by chance they meet face-to-face on a narrow road, they draw bows, loose showers of arrows, and face each other blade to blade, neither knowing who will triumph or fail. At such a time, the terror is boundless. Is this suffering or not?" One replies: "Truly, it is great suffering."