佛說佛名經 17.86

17.86

"If during their lifetime they themselves forgot the numerous sins they habitually committed, at the places where they committed evil when alive, all the forms and appearances will appear before them. Each will say: 'In the past, you committed such a sin beside me; how can you conceal it now?' Thus for the committing of sins there is no place to hide. Thereupon, King Yama gnashes his teeth and rebukes them, handing them over to the hells, where through kalpas and exhaustive years they seek escape with no way out. This matter is not distant and does not concern others; it is precisely one's own body creating it and receiving it oneself. Even between fathers and sons who are closest of kin, once retribution arrives, none can undergo it on another's behalf. All of you together, while your bodies are at ease and free from diverse ailments, should each exert effort and race against your life-span, generating great dread; for when death is about to arrive, repentance will be of no avail. Therefore, we disciples with utmost sincerity pay namas to the Buddhas of the ten directions: