[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) › 9.48 # 諸經要集 9.48 諸經要集 9.48 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [9.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.9.48) 復有一鬼言。我身常如塊肉。無有脚手眼耳鼻等。恒為蟲鳥所食。罪苦難堪。何因緣故爾。目連答言。汝前世時。常與他藥墮他兒。故受此苦。 > Yet another ghost said, 'My body is constantly like a lump of flesh, without feet, hands, eyes, ears, nose, and the like, and is continually eaten by worms and birds. The suffering of my retribution is unbearable. By what cause and conditions is this so?' Maudgalyāyana answered, saying, 'In your past life, you constantly gave medicine to others to abort their children. Therefore you suffer this pain.' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 9.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.9.47) - [Next: 9.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.9.49) - [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.9.48) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (2) - [經律異相](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2121.46.59) — Classical Chinese - [佛說雜藏經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.avadana.ksudrakapitakasutra*zh-faxian.1.31) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.9.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.9.48) · Pramāṇa