佛說佛名經 30.89

30.89

"Regarding the second, contemplating karmic retribution: all unwholesome deeds of evil circulate through the three periods of time with endless suffering results, sinking into the vast, boundless ocean of the great night, devoured by the rākṣasas of the afflictions, with the future of birth and death dark and without end. Even if one were to obtain the retribution of a wheel-turning sage king, ruling the four continents, flying at will, and possessing the seven treasures, after life ends one does not escape the evil destinies; even when the four formless attainments and the supreme blessings of the three realms are exhausted, one returns to being a worm under the ox's collar, so what need be said of the rest? If those without merit are still indolent and do not diligently practice kṣamā, this is like holding a stone and sinking into an abyss—seeking to emerge is truly difficult."