佛說佛名經 5.38

5.38

「弟子等！今以總相懺悔一切諸業，今當次第更復一一別相懺悔。若總若別若麁若細，若輕若重若說不說，品類相從願皆消滅。別相懺悔者，先懺身三次懺口四，其餘諸障次第稽顙。身三業者，第一殺害，如經所明，恕己可為喻，勿殺勿行杖，雖復禽獸之殊，保命畏死其事是一。若尋此眾生無始已來，或是我父母兄弟六親眷屬，以業因緣，輪迴六道出生入死，改形易報不復相識，而今興害食噉其肉斷大慈種。是故，佛言：『設得餘食，當如飢世食子肉想，何況食噉此魚肉耶？』又言：『為利殺眾生，以錢納眾生肉。二俱是惡業，死墮叫喚地獄。』故知殺害及以食噉，罪深河海過重丘岳。然弟子等，從無始已來，不遇善友皆為此業。是故經言殺害之罪，能令眾生墮於地獄餓鬼受苦。若在畜生，則受虎狗豺狼鷹鷂等身，或受毒蛇蝮蝎等身常懷惡心，或受麞鹿熊羆等身常懷恐怖。若生人中得二種果報：一者多病；二者斷命。殺害食噉既有如是無量種種諸惡果報。是故，弟子！今日至到稽顙至誠歸依於佛。

"We disciples have now performed a general kṣamā of all our karmas, and should now once again, in succession, perform specific kṣamā for each one individually. Whether general or specific, coarse or fine, light or heavy, spoken or unspoken, whatever their kinds may be, we pray that all will be eliminated. As for the specific kṣamā: first confess the three [actions] of body, then confess the four of speech, and bow down in succession before the rest of all hindrances. Regarding the three karmas of body: the first is killing and harming. As the sūtra explains, taking oneself as the comparison, one must not kill or use the rod. Although animals are different, their treasuring of life and fear of death are the same. If one investigates these sentient beings since anādikāla, they may have been our fathers, mothers, siblings, or six relations of kinship. Due to karmic causes and conditions, they transmigrate through the six destinies, coming into life and entering into death, altering their forms and changing their retributions so that they no longer recognize one another. Yet now we give rise to harm, eating their flesh and severing the seed of great compassion. For this reason, the Buddha said: 'Even if one obtains other food, one should regard it as the flesh of one's child in a time of famine—how much more so the eating of this fish and meat?' He also said: 'For profit, one kills sentient beings; with money, one acquires the meat of sentient beings. Both are evil karmas; upon death, they fall into the Raurava hell.' Thus we know that killing and harming, as well as consuming [meat], result in guilt deeper than rivers and seas, and offenses heavier than hills and mountains. Yet we disciples, from anādikāla onward, have not encountered good friends and have all committed this karma. Therefore, the sūtra says that the sin of killing and harming can cause sentient beings to fall into the hells and the realm of hungry ghosts to endure suffering. If born among animals, they receive bodies such as tigers, dogs, jackals, wolves, hawks, and falcons, or receive bodies such as venomous snakes, vipers, and scorpions, constantly harboring malicious intent; or they receive bodies such as roe deer, deer, and bears, constantly harboring terror. If born among humans, they receive two kinds of retribution: first, frequent illness; second, a shortened lifespan. Since killing, harming, and consuming [meat] carry such immeasurable and diverse evil retributions, therefore we disciples today bow our heads with utter devotion and take refuge in the Buddha with the utmost sincerity.