諸經要集 7.52

7.52

'Second, King Yama asks again: "When you were a human being, the divine messenger arrived next; were you able to perceive it or not?" The person replies, "I did not perceive it." The king says: "Did you not see people in the world who are aged, hair white, teeth fallen out, frail and emaciated, bent over when walking, pacing low, leaning on a cane whether rising or resting—could they do without it or not?" The person replies, "Such there are." The king says: "Did you think that you alone would be spared and could avoid growing old? Whenever humans are born, the law is that all become decrepit with age. You should always have done good, made body, mouth, and mind upright, and upheld the scriptural precepts; how could you abandon yourself to self-indulgence?" The person replies, "It was simply out of foolishness." The king says: "You committed evil through your own foolishness; it is not the fault of parents, rulers, gods, śramaṇas, or men of the Way. The guilt originates entirely from you; how could you not gladly receive it now?" This is King Yama revealing the second divine messenger.'