諸經要集 9.44

9.44

復有一鬼言。我常兩肩有眼。胸有口鼻。常無有頭。何因故爾。目連答言。汝前世時恒作魁膾弟子。若殺罪人時。汝常歡喜心。以繩著結挽之。故受此苦。

Yet another ghost said, 'I constantly have eyes on both my shoulders, and a mouth and nose on my chest, constantly having no head. For what cause is this so?' Maudgalyāyana answered, saying, 'In your past life you were always an apprentice to an executioner. Whenever criminal offenders were put to death, you always rejoiced in your mind, tying them with ropes and dragging them away. Therefore you suffer this pain.'