佛說佛名經 2.19

2.19

「夫論作罪之人命終之後，牛頭獄卒錄其精神，在閻羅王所辯窮是非。當爾之時一切怨對皆來證據，各言汝先屠戮我身炮煮蒸炙，或言汝先剝奪於我一切財寶、離我眷屬。我於今者始得汝便。於時現前證據何得敢諱，唯應甘心分受宿殃。如經所明，地獄之中不枉治人。若其生平之日，素所作眾罪心自失者，是其生時造惡之處，一切諸相皆現在前，各言：『汝昔在於我邊作如是罪，今何得諱？』是為作罪無藏隱處。於是閻魔羅王切齒呵嘖將付地獄，歷劫窮年求出莫由，此事不遠不關他人，正是我身自作自受。雖父子至親，一旦對至無代受者，眾等相與及其形休體無眾疾，各自努力與性命競生大怖畏，死欲至時悔無所及，是故弟子至心，歸命十方諸佛。

Now, as for one who commits sins, after his life ends, the ox-headed hell wardens seize his conscious spirit, and at the court of King Yama they debate and thoroughly examine what is right and wrong. At that time, all the hostile adversaries come to bear witness, each saying, 'You formerly butchered my body, roasted, boiled, steamed, and broiled it'; or saying, 'You formerly stripped me of all my wealth and treasures, and separated me from my kinfolk. Only now have I gained an opportunity against you!' When the evidence is present before him at that moment, how could he dare deny it? He can only submit willingly to share and receive his past retributions. As the sūtras explain, in the hells no one is punished unjustly. If in his daily life he has forgotten the many sins he customarily committed, the places where he did evil during his life and all their aspects will appear before him, each saying, 'Formerly you committed such a sin beside me; how can you deny it now?' Thus for the committing of sins there is no hiding place. Thereupon King Yama gnashes his teeth, scolds and reprimands him, and delivers him to the hells, where he will seek escape in vain for kalpas and endless years. This matter is not far off; it does not concern other people: it is indeed one's own person doing it and receiving it oneself. Even between father and son, who are the closest of kin, once the retribution arrives, neither can suffer it in the other's place. All of you together, while your bodies are at ease and your forms free of various sicknesses, must each strive to compete with your fleeting life and give rise to great dread! When death is about to arrive, repentance will come too late. Therefore we, the disciples, with utmost sincerity take refuge in the Buddhas of the ten directions.