釋氏要覽 2.150

2.150

經云。昔有一狸張口伺鼠。有鼠子出穴。狸即吞之。鼠子入腹猶活。反食狸臟腑。患痛迷悶狂走。遂至命終。此喻。比丘依聚落住。不護根門。被欲損心。迷悶狂走。不樂精舍。捨戒還俗。遂至于死。

A sūtra says: 'In the past, there was a wildcat that opened its mouth and lay in wait for rats. A young rat came out of its hole, and the wildcat swallowed it immediately. The young rat was still alive inside the belly and ate the wildcat's internal organs in return. Suffering agonizing pain, stupified and frenzied, the wildcat ran wildly until its life came to an end. This is a metaphor for a monk who dwells relying on a settlement, does not guard his sense-doors, and has his mind harmed by desire; stupified, frenzied, and running wildly, he takes no joy in the monastery, abandons the precepts, returns to lay life, and finally comes to death.'