佛說佛名經 16.21

16.21

「是故，弟子！今日至心第一先應懺悔煩惱障。又此煩惱，諸佛菩薩入理聖人種種呵嘖，亦詺此煩惱以為怨家。何以故？能斷眾生慧命根故；亦詺此煩惱以之為賊，能劫眾生諸善法故；亦詺此煩惱以為暴河，能㵱眾生入於生死大苦海故；亦詺此煩惱以為羈鏁，能繫眾生於生死獄不能得出故；亦詺此煩惱猶如蟒蟲，食啖眾生真如佛性故。所以六道牽連四生不絕，惡業無窮苦果不息，當知皆是煩惱過患。是故，弟子！今日運此增上善心，歸依佛。

"Therefore, today we disciples with sincere minds should first perform kṣamā for the hindrance of afflictions. Moreover, these afflictions are rebuked in various ways by the Buddhas, bodhisattvas, and noble ones who have penetrated the truth; these afflictions are also termed an enemy. Why? Because they can cut off sentient beings' root of the life of wisdom. These afflictions are also termed a thief, because they can rob sentient beings of all wholesome dharmas. These afflictions are also termed a violent river, because they can wash sentient beings into the great sea of the suffering of saṃsāra. These afflictions are also termed fetters, because they can bind sentient beings in the prison of saṃsāra so that they cannot escape. These afflictions are also termed like a python, because they devour sentient beings' tathatā Buddha-nature. That the six destinies entangle and the four modes of birth never cease, that evil karma is endless and painful retributions do not rest—know that all are the faults and calamities of afflictions. Therefore, today we disciples arouse this superior wholesome mind and take refuge in the Buddha."