དག་བ་དང་མ་དག་བའ་ལས་ཀྱ་རྣམ་པར་སྨན་པ་བསྟན་པའ་མད 4

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A short neck comes from hanging one’s head down and looking away when one sees honorable ones and masters.⁴⁶ Liver disease comes from hacking and slicing up the bodies of beings.⁴⁷ Leprosy comes from inappropriately taking away the wealth of others.⁴⁸ Excessive phlegm comes from serving others cold food during winter.⁴⁹ Being childless comes from killing many baby birds. Having a lot of children comes from caring for many animals.⁵⁰ A long lifespan comes from being especially compassionate.⁵¹ A short lifespan comes from taking lives. Wealth comes from practicing generosity. Owning horses and chariots comes from making donations to the Three Jewels.⁵² Sharp faculties come from being diligent in studying and reciting the sūtras. Dullness comes from having been a beast of burden.⁵³ Working as a servant boy or girl comes from not repaying debts. A short temper⁵⁴ comes from having been a monkey.

“Furthermore, leprosy comes from destroying representations of the Three Jewels. Having impaired limbs comes from severing the arms and legs of beings.⁵⁵ Maliciousness comes from having been a snake or scorpion. Having the six sense faculties complete comes from upholding discipline. Having the six sense faculties incomplete comes from letting one’s discipline fall apart. Bad hygiene comes from not making offering to the noble ones.⁵⁶ Being fond of song, dance, and music comes from having been a musical performer. Excessive desire comes from having been a bird.⁵⁷ Goiters come from mixing things up.⁵⁸ Having a deformed mouth comes from using abusive language.⁵⁹ Lacking genitalia comes from castrating dogs, pigs, or horses.⁶⁰ A short tongue comes from mouthing off to honorable ones and masters and disparaging them behind their backs.⁶¹

“Those who commit adultery with the wives of others will be reborn as geese and ducks. Those who deceive relatives will be reborn as sparrows.⁶² Those who use sūtras and holy books but greedily hide them from others will be reborn as earthworms⁶³ after they pass away.