相应部6相应10经 诽谤舍利弗目犍连经
相应部6相应10经/诽谤舍利弗目犍连经(梵天相应/有偈篇/祇夜)
这是发生在舍卫城的故事。有一次,拘迦离比丘来到世尊处,礼敬后坐在一旁。坐下后,他对世尊说:"尊者,舍利弗和目犍连是恶欲之人,受恶欲所控。"
世尊说:"拘迦离,不要这么说!拘迦离,不要这么说!你应当对舍利弗和目犍连生起净信之心。他们是善良的比丘。"
拘迦离第二次对世尊说:"尊者,虽然我相信并尊重世尊,但舍利弗和目犍连确实是恶欲之人,受恶欲所控。"世尊再次劝阻。拘迦离第三次重复同样的话,世尊也再次劝阻。
之后,拘迦离起座,礼敬世尊,右绕后离去。不久,他全身生起芥子般大小的疮。这些疮逐渐长大,从芥子大变成绿豆大,再变成蚕豆大,接着变成枣核大、枣子大、菴罗果大、小青果大,最后变成倔罗果大。然后这些疮破裂,流出脓血。拘迦离因这病去世后,因对舍利弗目犍连心怀怨恨,堕入红莲地狱。
当夜,娑婆世界主梵天以殊胜容色照亮整个祇园,来到世尊处报告此事。
第二天,世尊告诉比丘们这件事。有位比丘问:"世尊,红莲地狱的寿量有多长?"
世尊回答:"比丘,红莲地狱的寿量很长,难以计数。不能说是多少年、多少百年、多少千年或多少十万年。"
"世尊,能用譬喻说明吗?"
"可以。比如有一个二十筒的芝麻车,每百年取出一粒芝麻,这车的芝麻尚未取完,一个阿浮陀地狱的时间就已过去。二十个阿浮陀地狱的时间等于一个尼罗浮陀地狱...(中略)...二十个白莲地狱的时间等于一个红莲地狱。拘迦离因诽谤舍利弗目犍连而堕入红莲地狱。"
世尊接着说偈:
"人生下来,口中有斧,
愚人恶语,自斩其身。
赞不应赞,毁应受赞,
口造恶业,永不得乐。
赌博失财,损失甚小,
怨恨善逝,罪过更重。
诽谤圣者,恶口恶心,
当堕地狱,历经劫数。"
这是第一品。
巴利语原版经文
SN.6.10/(10). Kokālikasuttaṃ
181. Sāvatthinidānaṃ Atha kho kokāliko bhikkhu yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṃ abhivādetvā ekamantaṃ nisīdi. Ekamantaṃ nisinno kho kokāliko bhikkhu bhagavantaṃ etadavoca– “pāpicchā, bhante, sāriputtamoggallānā pāpikānaṃ icchānaṃ vasaṃ gatā”ti. Evaṃ vutte, bhagavā kokālikaṃ bhikkhuṃ etadavoca– “mā hevaṃ, kokālika, avaca; mā hevaṃ, kokālika, avaca. Pasādehi, kokālika, sāriputtamoggallānesu cittaṃ. Pesalā sāriputtamoggallānā”ti. Dutiyampi kho kokāliko bhikkhu bhagavantaṃ etadavoca– “kiñcāpi me, bhante, bhagavā saddhāyiko paccayiko; atha kho pāpicchāva bhante, sāriputtamoggallānā pāpikānaṃ icchānaṃ vasaṃ gatā”ti. Dutiyampi kho bhagavā kokālikaṃ bhikkhuṃ etadavoca– “mā hevaṃ, kokālika, avaca; mā hevaṃ, kokālika, avaca. Pasādehi, kokālika, sāriputtamoggallānesu cittaṃ. Pesalā sāriputtamoggallānā”ti. Tatiyampi kho kokāliko bhikkhu bhagavantaṃ etadavoca– “kiñcāpi …pe… icchānaṃ vasaṃ gatā”ti. Tatiyampi kho bhagavā kokālikaṃ bhikkhuṃ etadavoca– “mā hevaṃ …pe… pesalā sāriputtamoggallānā”ti.
Atha kho kokāliko bhikkhu uṭṭhāyāsanā bhagavantaṃ abhivādetvā padakkhiṇaṃ katvā pakkāmi. Acirapakkantassa ca kokālikassa bhikkhuno sāsapamattīhi pīḷakāhi sabbo kāyo phuṭo ahosi. Sāsapamattiyo hutvā muggamattiyo ahesuṃ, muggamattiyo hutvā kalāyamattiyo ahesuṃ, kalāyamattiyo hutvā kolaṭṭhimattiyo ahesuṃ, kolaṭṭhimattiyo hutvā kolamattiyo ahesuṃ, kolamattiyo hutvā āmalakamattiyo ahesuṃ, āmalakamattiyo hutvā beluvasalāṭukamattiyo ahesuṃ, beluvasalāṭukamattiyo hutvā billamattiyo ahesuṃ, billamattiyo hutvā pabhijjiṃsu. Pubbañca lohitañca pagghariṃsu. Atha kho kokāliko bhikkhu teneva ābādhena kālamakāsi Kālaṅkato ca kokāliko bhikkhu padumaṃ nirayaṃ upapajji sāriputtamoggallānesu cittaṃ āghātetvā.
Atha kho brahmā sahampati abhikkantāya rattiyā abhikkantavaṇṇo kevalakappaṃ jetavanaṃ obhāsetvā yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṃ abhivādetvā ekamantaṃ aṭṭhāsi. Ekamantaṃ ṭhito kho brahmā sahampati bhagavantaṃ etadavoca– “kokāliko, bhante, bhikkhu kālaṅkato. Kālaṅkato ca, bhante, kokāliko bhikkhu padumaṃ nirayaṃ upapanno sāriputtamoggallānesu cittaṃ āghātetvā”ti. Idamavoca brahmā sahampati, idaṃ vatvā bhagavantaṃ abhivādetvā padakkhiṇaṃ katvā tatthevantaradhāyīti.
Atha kho bhagavā tassā rattiyā accayena bhikkhū āmantesi– “imaṃ, bhikkhave, rattiṃ brahmā sahampati abhikkantāya rattiyā abhikkantavaṇṇo kevalakappaṃ jetavanaṃ obhāsetvā yenāhaṃ tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā maṃ abhivādetvā ekamantaṃ aṭṭhāsi. Ekamantaṃ ṭhito kho, bhikkhave, brahmā sahampati maṃ etadavoca– ‘kokāliko, bhante, bhikkhu kālaṅkato. Kālaṅkato ca, bhante, kokāliko bhikkhu padumaṃ nirayaṃ upapanno sāriputtamoggallānesu cittaṃ āghātetvā’ti. Idamavoca, bhikkhave brahmā sahampati, idaṃ vatvā maṃ abhivādetvā padakkhiṇaṃ katvā tatthevantaradhāyī”ti.
Evaṃ vutte, aññataro bhikkhu bhagavantaṃ etadavoca– “kīvadīghaṃ nu kho, bhante, padume niraye āyuppamāṇan”ti? “Dīghaṃ kho, bhikkhu, padume niraye āyuppamāṇaṃ. Taṃ na sukaraṃ saṅkhātuṃ– ettakāni vassāni iti vā, ettakāni vassasatāni iti vā, ettakāni vassasahassāni iti vā, ettakāni vassasatasahassāni iti vā”ti. “Sakkā pana, bhante, upamaṃ kātun”ti? “Sakkā bhikkhū”ti bhagavā avoca –
“Seyyathāpi, bhikkhu vīsatikhāriko kosalako tilavāho. Tato puriso vassasatassa vassasatassa accayena ekamekaṃ tilaṃ uddhareyya; khippataraṃ kho so, bhikkhu, vīsatikhāriko kosalako tilavāho iminā upakkamena parikkhayaṃ pariyādānaṃ gaccheyya, na tveva eko abbudo nirayo. Seyyathāpi, bhikkhu, vīsati abbudā nirayā, evameko nirabbudanirayo. Seyyathāpi, bhikkhu, vīsati nirabbudā nirayā, evameko ababo nirayo. Seyyathāpi, bhikkhu, vīsati ababā nirayā, evameko aṭaṭo nirayo. Seyyathāpi, bhikkhu, vīsati aṭaṭā nirayā, evameko ahaho nirayo. Seyyathāpi, bhikkhu, vīsati ahahā nirayā, evameko kumudo nirayo. Seyyathāpi, bhikkhu, vīsati kumudā nirayā, evameko sogandhiko nirayo. Seyyathāpi, bhikkhu, vīsati sogandhikā nirayā, evameko uppalanirayo. Seyyathāpi, bhikkhu, vīsati uppalā nirayā, evameko puṇḍariko nirayo. Seyyathāpi bhikkhu, vīsati puṇḍarikā nirayā, evameko padumo nirayo. Padume pana, bhikkhu, niraye kokāliko bhikkhu upapanno sāriputtamoggallānesu cittaṃ āghātetvā”ti. Idamavoca bhagavā, idaṃ vatvāna sugato athāparaṃ etadavoca satthā–
“Purisassa hi jātassa, kuṭhārī jāyate mukhe.
Yāya chindati attānaṃ, bālo dubbhāsitaṃ bhaṇaṃ.
“Yo nindiyaṃ pasaṃsati, taṃ vā nindati yo pasaṃsiyo.
Vicināti mukhena so kaliṃ, kalinā tena sukhaṃ na vindati.
“Appamattako ayaṃ kali, yo akkhesu dhanaparājayo.
Sabbassāpi sahāpi attanā, ayameva mahantaro kali.
Yo sugatesu manaṃ padosaye.
“Sataṃ sahassānaṃ nirabbudānaṃ, chattiṃsati pañca ca abbudāni.
Yamariyagarahī nirayaṃ upeti, vācaṃ manañca paṇidhāya pāpakan”ti.
Paṭhamo vaggo.
Tassuddānaṃ–
Āyācanaṃ gāravo brahmadevo, bako ca brahmā aparā ca diṭṭhi.
Pamādakokālikatissako ca, turū ca brahmā aparo ca kokālikoti.