諸經要集 9.38

9.38

Another ghost said: 'My belly is extremely large, like a vat, while my throat, hands, and feet are as thin as needles, so that I can get neither food nor drink. What is the cause of this suffering?' Maudgalyāyana replied: 'In your former life, you were a village chieftain. Relying on your nobility and wealth, you drank wine unrestrainedly, despised and cheated other people, and seized their food and drink. Because you starved and distressed sentient beings, you suffer this pain.'