佛說佛名經 11.12

11.12

「且五天使者既來，無常殺鬼卒至，盛年壯色無得免者。當爾之時，華堂邃宇何關人事？高車大馬豈得自隨，妻子眷屬非復我親，七珍寶飾乃為他玩。以此而言，世間果報皆如幻化，上天雖樂會歸敗壞，壽盡魂魄墮落三途。是故，佛語須跋陀言：『汝師欝頭藍弗利根聰明能伏煩惱，至於非非想處命終，還作畜生道中飛狸之身，況復餘者？』故知未證聖果已還，皆應流轉備經惡趣，如不謹慎，忽爾一朝親嬰斯事，將不及悔。或如今被罪行詣公門，已是小苦，情神慞惶，眷屬恐懼，求救百端，地獄眾苦比於此者，百千萬倍不得為喻，眾等相與歷劫已來罪若須彌。云何聞此，晏然不畏不驚不恐？令此精神復嬰斯苦實為可痛。是故，弟子等！運此單誠至心歸依佛。

"Furthermore, once the messengers of the five heavenly signs have come and the sudden ghost of impermanence has swiftly arrived, none in their prime years and robust complexion can escape. At that very moment, what do splendid halls and secluded mansions matter to human concerns? How could high carriages and grand horses accompany oneself? Wives, children, and kin are no longer one's intimates; the seven treasures and precious adornments become playthings for others. Spoken in this way, worldly retributions are all like illusions and apparitions; though the heavens above are joyful, they inevitably turn to destruction, and when life ends, the soul falls into the three evil paths. Therefore, the Buddha said to Subhadra: 'Your teacher Udraka Rāmaputra had sharp faculties and cleverness, able to subdue the kleśas; yet upon dying in the sphere of neither-perception-nor-non-perception, he returned to take the body of a flying fox in the animal destiny, so how much more so for others?' Thus we know that before realizing the noble fruits, all must wander and experience the evil destinies in full; if one is not cautious, should one suddenly incur this in a single morning, it will be too late for regrets. It is like now when someone incurs guilt and is taken before the magistrate: this is already a minor suffering, yet the mind and spirit are alarmed and terrified, the family is frightened, and they seek rescue in a hundred ways; the manifold sufferings of hell, compared to this, cannot be matched by a hundred thousand myriad times. The sins that all of us together have accumulated over kalpas are like Mount Sumeru. How could one, hearing of this, remain tranquil and untroubled, neither startled nor afraid? To cause this spirit to incur such suffering again is truly lamentable. Therefore, disciples! Marshalling this sincere devotion, with utmost heart take refuge in the Buddha: