佛說觀佛三昧海經 3.51

3.51

"Then the monks followed the preceptor's words and all recited, 'Homage to the Buddhas.' Having recited the Buddha's [name], they immediately passed away. Due to their wholesome thought, they were born in heaven; ascending to birth in Trāyastriṃśa, they naturally enjoyed pleasures. When their heavenly lifespans ended, they were born down in the world. Due to the sin of their past life—consuming the alms of the faithful in vain—they fell among hungry ghosts, with molten copper poured down their throats, their lifespans enduring for eighty-four thousand years. When their sins as hungry ghosts were exhausted, they were born among animals; when their sins as animals were exhausted, they were reborn among humans, adorned with poverty and baseness. Having been born among humans, they heard the names of the Buddhas. By the power of having gone forth in their past life, faith arose from within; as with their previous consciousness, they recited 'Homage to the Buddha.' By the cause, condition, and merit of reciting the Buddha's name, through eight thousand lifetimes they constantly encountered an era of a Buddha, yet with their eyes they did not behold the form-body of the Buddhas, how much less hear the Dharma? Until today, they have encountered my era, yet they see my body looking like red earth."