藥師經疏 1.25

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經。復次至更相鬪訟　四治離隙文分為四。一正造乖離。二起屍厭魅。三由昔聞名。四咸蒙願遂。就初文中文分為三。一正造。二相損。三憑非。此則初也。好喜乖離更相鬪訟者。三業之中口兩舌業。四分律說。昔二惡獸。一名善牙。二名善博。晝夜相隨伺捕眾鹿。有一野干逐二獸後食其殘肉。以自令命。時彼野干竊自生念。我今不能久與相逐。當何方便鬪亂二獸令不相隨。時彼野干住善牙所作如是言。彼善博虎有如是語言。我生處種姓形色力勢勝汝。我常日日得好美食。而彼善牙恒隨我後食我殘肉。以自令命。即說偈言。形色及所生。大力而復勝。善牙不能善善博如是說。爾時善牙問野干言。何以得知。答言共集一處相是自知。爾時野干語善牙已便語善博。汝今知不。善牙有語。乃至偈言。形色及所生。大力而復勝。善博不能善。善牙如是說。作是語已時彼二獸共集一處。瞋眼相視。善牙師子便作是念不應不問。便先下手而打於彼。即以偈頌向善博說。形色及所生。大力而復勝。善牙不如我。善博說是耶。答曰善博不說。是形色及所生。大力而復勝。善牙不能善。若受無利言信他彼此語親厚自破壞便成於怨家。若以知真實當滅除瞋惱。今可至誠說令身得利益。今當善降伏滅除惡知識可殺。此野干鬪亂我等者。

Sūtra: Furthermore, [Mañjuśrī...] to [...] contending and litigating with one another. Fourth, curing division and discord. The text is divided into four: first, actively creating discord; second, raising corpses and sorcery; third, due to having heard the name in the past; fourth, all receiving the fulfilment of vows. Within the first text, it is divided into three: first, actively creating; second, mutually harming; third, relying on wrongdoing. This is the first. Regarding "fond of discord, contending and litigating with one another": among the three karmas, this is the vocal karma of malicious speech (paiśunya). The Dharmaguptaka Vinaya says: In the past, there were two ferocious beasts, one named Fine Tooth and the other named Fine Pounce. Day and night they followed one another, watching for and catching herds of deer. There was a jackal who followed behind the two beasts, eating their leftover meat to sustain his life. Then that jackal secretly thought to himself: "I cannot follow them for long. By what expedient means can I cause discord between the two beasts so that they no longer accompany one another?" At that time, that jackal went to Fine Tooth and spoke these words: "That tiger Fine Pounce said this: 'My birthplace, clan, form, colour, power, and strength surpass yours. Day after day I always obtain fine and delicious food, while that Fine Tooth constantly follows behind me, eating my leftover meat to sustain his life.'" He then spoke a verse: "'In form and colour, as well as birth, / Mighty in power and moreover superior; / Fine Tooth cannot be good'— / Thus spoke Fine Pounce." At that time, Fine Tooth asked the jackal: "How do you know this?" He replied: "When you gather together in one place and look at each other, you will know for yourself." After the jackal had spoken to Fine Tooth, he then went to Fine Pounce: "Do you know now? Fine Tooth said something," up to the verse: "'In form and colour, as well as birth, / Mighty in power and moreover superior; / Fine Pounce cannot be good'— / Thus spoke Fine Tooth." Having spoken these words, the two beasts gathered together in one place and looked at each other with angry eyes. Fine Tooth the lion then thought: "I should not fail to question him," and struck him first, then addressed Fine Pounce in verse: "'In form and colour, as well as birth, / Mighty in power and moreover superior; / Fine Tooth is not like me'— / Did Fine Pounce say this?" He replied: "Fine Pounce did not say this. / 'In form and colour, as well as birth, / Mighty in power and moreover superior; / Fine Tooth cannot be good.' / If one accepts unbeneficial words, / Believing another's gossip of this and that, / Intimate friends will naturally break apart, / And become enemies. / If having known the truth, / One should extinguish anger and affliction. / Now we should speak with utmost sincerity, / So that our bodies may attain benefit. / We should now properly subdue / And eliminate evil friends; / We should kill this jackal / Who sows discord between us."