佛說佛名經 12.16

12.16

We disciples today next perform kṣamā for the retribution of sin consisting in flattery, deceit, and false pretense among all spirits, ghosts, and asuras; we perform kṣamā for the retribution of sin consisting in carrying sand and hauling stones to fill rivers and dam seas in the spirit and ghost destiny; we perform kṣamā for the retribution of sin consisting in being spirits, ghosts, rākṣasas, and kumbhāṇḍas, eating raw flesh and blood, and enduring this hideous ugliness. We perform kṣamā for all such measureless and boundless retributions of sin among spirits and ghosts; today, knocking our heads to the ground toward the Buddhas and great bodhisattvas of the ten directions, we plead for mercy and offer kṣamā, that they may all be extinguished.