[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) › 9.47 # 諸經要集 9.47 諸經要集 9.47 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [9.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.9.47) 復有一鬼言。我常有旋風迴轉我身。不得自在隨意東西。心常惱悶。何因故爾。目連答言。汝前世時常作卜師。或時實語。或時妄語。迷惑人心不得隨意。故受此苦。 > Yet another ghost said, 'I constantly have a whirlwind spinning my body around; I have no freedom to go east or west as I wish, and my mind is constantly anguished and distressed. For what cause is this so?' Maudgalyāyana answered, saying, 'In your past life you were always a diviner. Sometimes you spoke the truth, and sometimes you spoke falsehoods, confusing people's minds so they could not follow their wishes. Therefore you suffer this pain.' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 9.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.9.46) - [Next: 9.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.9.48) - [Up: 9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.9) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123~en-mt.9.47) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (2) - [經律異相](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2121.46.58) — Classical Chinese - [佛說雜藏經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.avadana.ksudrakapitakasutra*zh-faxian.1.28) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.9.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.9.47) · Pramāṇa