T85n2858_大目乾連冥間救母變文併圖
大正藏第 85 冊 No. 2858 大目乾連冥間救母變文併圖
No. 2858
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天為七月十五日者。天堂啟戶地獄門開。三塗棄消□□□□□眾僧咨下此日會福之神八部龍天盡來教□□□□現世福資為亡者轉生於勝慶於是盂蘭百味□□□三尊仰大眾之思先救倒懸之窘急。昔佛在世時□□□目連在俗未出家時。名曰羅卜。深信三寶敬重大乘。□□□欲往他國興易。遂即支分財寶。令母在後設齋供佛□僧詵乞來者。及其羅卜去後。母生慳吝之心。所屬付資財並私隱匿。兒子不經旬日事了還家。母語子言。依汝齋作福。因茲欺誑凡聖。命終遂墮阿鼻地獄中受□□苦。羅卜三週禮畢。遂即投佛出家。丞宿習因聞法證□□□漢果。即以道眼訪不見慈親。六道生死都不見母。目連從□□□悲咨白。世尊慈母何方受于快樂。爾時世尊報目連曰。汝母已落阿鼻。見受諸苦。汝雖位登聖果。知欲何為。若非十方眾僧解下脫之日。已眾力乃可救之。故佛慈悲開此方便旬建。盂蘭盆者即是其事也。
羅卜自從父母沒 禮拉三週複製畢 聞樂道不樂損形容 食旨不甘傷筋骨 聞道如來在鹿苑 一切人天皆無恤 我今學道覓如來 往詣雙
【現代漢語翻譯】 現代漢語譯本： 《大目乾連冥間救母變文併圖》
天定七月十五日，天堂之門開啟，地獄之門也敞開。三惡道中的苦難暫時停息。眾多僧侶祈請，此日，護法之神八部龍天都來教化。為現世之人增添福報，為已故之人轉生到更好的地方，因此有了盂蘭盆節，用各種美味供養三寶，仰仗大眾的力量，先解救倒懸之苦。 過去佛在世時，目連在俗家還未出家時，名叫羅卜（Rolo Bu，目犍連的俗家名字）。他深信三寶，敬重大乘佛法。羅卜想要去其他國家做生意，於是分配好財物，讓母親在家設齋供佛，款待僧侶，佈施給來乞討的人。等到羅卜離開后，他的母親卻生起了慳吝之心，把所有分配的財物都私自藏匿起來。兒子沒過幾天就處理完事情回到家中。母親告訴兒子說，已經按照你的意思做了齋飯，修了福報。實際上卻欺騙了凡人和聖人，因此命終之後就墮入了阿鼻地獄（Avici，八大地獄中最下層，無間地獄）中受苦。 羅卜行了三週禮之後，就投奔佛門出家。憑藉宿世的善根，聽聞佛法證得了阿羅漢果（Arhat，斷盡煩惱，證入涅槃的聖者）。他立刻用天眼去尋找慈母，卻在六道輪迴中都找不到母親。目連悲傷地向世尊稟告：『世尊，我的慈母現在在何處享受快樂呢？』 這時，世尊告訴目連說：『你的母親已經墮入阿鼻地獄，正在遭受各種苦難。你雖然已經證得聖果，又能做什麼呢？除非十方眾僧一起解救，憑藉大眾的力量才可以救她。』所以佛陀慈悲，開啟了這個方便之門，設立盂蘭盆節就是爲了這件事啊。
羅卜自從父母去世后， 行了三週禮，又行了祭祀之禮。 聽聞佛樂卻不快樂，容顏憔悴， 吃美味也不覺得甘甜，傷心勞神。 聽說如來在鹿苑（Mrigadava，釋迦牟尼成道后初轉法輪之地）， 一切人天都無需擔憂。 我如今要學道尋找如來， 前往雙...
【English Translation】 English version: The Sutra of Transformation Text and Pictures of Mahāmaudgalyāyana Saving His Mother from the Underworld
On the fifteenth day of the seventh month, the gates of heaven open, and the gates of hell also open. The suffering in the three evil realms is temporarily alleviated. Numerous monks pray, and on this day, the Dharma-protecting deities, the Eight Classes of Dragons and Devas, all come to teach. Adding blessings for those in this life and transferring merit for the deceased to be reborn in a better place, therefore, there is the Ullambana Festival, offering various delicacies to the Three Jewels, relying on the power of the masses to first relieve the suffering of those hanging upside down. In the past, when the Buddha was in the world, Maudgalyāyana, when he was a layman before leaving home, was named Rolo Bu (Maudgalyāyana's lay name). He deeply believed in the Three Jewels and revered the Mahayana Dharma. Rolo Bu wanted to go to other countries to do business, so he distributed his wealth, asking his mother to set up a vegetarian feast at home to offer to the Buddha, entertain the monks, and give alms to those who came to beg. After Rolo Bu left, his mother developed a miserly heart and secretly hid all the distributed wealth. Her son returned home after finishing his business in less than ten days. The mother told her son that she had prepared the vegetarian meal and cultivated blessings according to his wishes. In reality, she deceived both ordinary people and sages, so after her death, she fell into the Avici Hell (the lowest level of the eight great hells, the uninterrupted hell) to suffer. After Rolo Bu performed the three circumambulations, he went to the Buddhist gate to become a monk. Relying on the good roots of past lives, he attained the Arhat fruit (Arhat, a saint who has cut off all afflictions and entered Nirvana) upon hearing the Dharma. He immediately used his divine eye to search for his compassionate mother, but he could not find her in the six realms of reincarnation. Maudgalyāyana sadly reported to the World Honored One: 'World Honored One, where is my compassionate mother now enjoying happiness?' At this time, the World Honored One told Maudgalyāyana: 'Your mother has already fallen into the Avici Hell and is suffering all kinds of hardships. Although you have attained the holy fruit, what can you do? Unless the monks of the ten directions together liberate her, only with the power of the masses can she be saved.' Therefore, the Buddha compassionately opened this door of convenience, and the establishment of the Ullambana Festival is for this matter.
Since Rolo Bu's parents passed away, He performed three circumambulations and also performed sacrificial rites. Hearing Buddhist music but not feeling happy, his face was haggard, Eating delicacies did not feel sweet, heartbroken and exhausted. Hearing that the Tathagata is in Mrigadava (the place where Shakyamuni Buddha first turned the wheel of Dharma after enlightenment), All humans and devas need not worry. I now want to study the Way and seek the Tathagata, Going to the Twin...
林而問佛 爾時佛自便逡巡 稽首和尚兩足尊 左右磨詞釋梵□ 東西大將散支神 看前萬字頗黎色 項后圓光像月輪 欲知百寶千花上 恰似天邊五色云 弟子凡愚居五□ 不能捨離去貪嗔 直為平生罪業重 殃及慈母入□□ 只恐無常相逼迫 苦海沉淪生死津 愿佛慈悲度弟子 學道專心報二親 世尊當聞羅卜說 知其正直不心邪 屈指先論口諦去 后聞應當沒七遮 縱令積寶陵雲漢 不及交人暫出家 恰似盲龜遇浮木 由如大水出蓮花 喪□火宅難逃避 滔滔苦海闊無邊 直為眾生分別故 如來所已立三車 佛喚阿難而剃髮 衣裳便化作袈裟 登時證得阿羅漢 后受波羅提木叉 羅卜當時在佛前 金爐怕怕起香菸 六種瓊林動天地 四花標樣葉清天 千般錦繡補床坐 萬道殊幡空里玄 佛自稱言我弟□ 號曰神通大目連
當時目連於雙林樹下證得阿羅漢果。何為如此。準法華經云。窮子品。先受其價然後除糞。此即是也。先得阿羅漢果后當學道。看目連深山坐禪之處。
目連剃除鬚髮了 將身便即入深山 幽深地凈無人處 便即觀空而坐禪 坐禪觀空知善惡 降心住心無所著 對鏡澄澄不動遙
【現代漢語翻譯】 現代漢語譯本 林而問佛 爾時佛陀悠然踱步，稽首禮拜和尚（指佛陀）的雙足。 左右護法是釋梵（帝釋天和梵天），東西站立著四大天王和散支大將（護法神）。 佛陀胸前顯現萬字（佛教吉祥符號）如同水晶般的光澤，頭后的圓光宛如明亮的月輪。 想要知道百寶和千花之上的景象，就像天邊絢麗的五彩祥雲。 弟子我凡夫愚昧，居住在五濁惡世（指充滿各種煩惱和痛苦的世界），不能捨棄貪婪、嗔恨。 只因爲平生罪孽深重，殃及慈母墮入地獄受苦。 只恐怕無常迅速到來，在苦海中沉淪，經歷生死的苦難。 愿佛陀慈悲救度弟子，讓我專心學道，報答父母的恩情。 世尊聽聞羅卜（人名）所說，知道他正直不邪。 屈指算來，先要論及口頭上的真諦，之後聽說應當沒有七種遮蓋（指修行上的障礙）。 縱然積累的財富高過雲霄，也不及與人結緣短暫出家修行。 就像盲龜遇到漂浮的木頭（比喻極難得的機會），又如在大水中生出蓮花（比喻在污濁中顯現清凈）。 喪身失命如同身處火宅難以逃避，滔滔苦海寬闊無邊。 只因爲眾生有分別心，所以如來才設立了三車（比喻不同的修行方法）。 佛陀呼喚阿難（佛陀的弟子）為他剃髮，身上的衣裳隨即化作袈裟。 立刻證得了阿羅漢果位，之後受持波羅提木叉（戒律）。 羅卜當時在佛陀面前，金爐里嫋嫋升起香菸。 六種珍貴的樹木搖動天地，四種蓮花顯現出清凈的景象。 用各種錦繡裝飾床座，無數的幡旗在空中飄揚。 佛陀親自稱呼說：『我的弟弟目連（佛陀的弟子）』，號為神通廣大的大目連。
當時目連在雙林樹下證得了阿羅漢果。為什麼會這樣呢？依據《法華經·窮子品》所說，先給予他相應的價值，然後才讓他去除糞便。這就是這個道理。先證得阿羅漢果，之後才應當學習佛道。看看目連在深山中坐禪的地方。
目連剃除了鬚髮，就立刻進入深山。 在幽深寂靜、無人之處，便開始觀空而坐禪。 坐禪觀空，了知善惡，降伏妄心，安住真心，不執著于任何事物。 面對明鏡，心如止水，不動不搖。
【English Translation】 English version Lin Asks the Buddha At that time, the Buddha strolled leisurely, bowing to the feet of the Upadhyaya (referring to the Buddha). The Dharma protectors on the left and right were Shakra (Indra) and Brahma, and the Four Heavenly Kings and General Samjaya (Dharma protectors) stood in the east and west. The 'Swastika' (auspicious Buddhist symbol) on the Buddha's chest shone like crystal, and the halo behind his head resembled a bright moon. To know the scene above the hundreds of treasures and thousands of flowers is like the magnificent five-colored clouds on the horizon. This disciple is a foolish mortal, living in the five defilements (referring to a world full of various afflictions and sufferings), unable to abandon greed and hatred. Only because of the heavy sins in my life, my kind mother has fallen into hell to suffer. I fear that impermanence will come quickly, and I will sink in the sea of suffering, experiencing the suffering of birth and death. May the Buddha have compassion and save this disciple, so that I can focus on learning the Dharma and repay the kindness of my parents. The World Honored One heard what Luo Bu (a person's name) said, knowing that he was upright and not evil. Counting on the fingers, first discuss the truth in words, and then hear that there should be no seven obscurations (referring to obstacles in practice). Even if the accumulated wealth is higher than the clouds, it is not as good as forming a connection with others to temporarily leave home to practice. It's like a blind turtle encountering a floating log (a metaphor for an extremely rare opportunity), and like a lotus flower emerging from the great water (a metaphor for purity appearing in impurity). Losing one's life is like being in a burning house, difficult to escape, and the vast sea of suffering is boundless. Only because sentient beings have discriminating minds, the Tathagata established the three vehicles (a metaphor for different methods of practice). The Buddha called Ananda (the Buddha's disciple) to shave his head, and the clothes on his body immediately transformed into a kasaya (monk's robe). He immediately attained the state of Arhat, and then received the Pratimoksha (precepts). Luo Bu was in front of the Buddha at that time, and incense smoke rose from the golden furnace. Six kinds of precious trees shook the heaven and earth, and four kinds of lotus flowers showed a pure scene. Various brocades were used to decorate the bed, and countless banners fluttered in the sky. The Buddha personally said: 'My brother Maudgalyayana (the Buddha's disciple)', known as the greatly powerful Maudgalyayana.
At that time, Maudgalyayana attained the state of Arhat under the twin Sala trees. Why is this so? According to the 'Poor Son' chapter of the Lotus Sutra, first give him the corresponding value, and then let him remove the dung. This is the principle. First attain the state of Arhat, and then one should learn the Buddha's path. Look at the place where Maudgalyayana meditated in the deep mountains.
Maudgalyayana shaved off his beard and hair, and immediately entered the deep mountains. In a secluded and quiet place, where there was no one, he began to contemplate emptiness and meditate. Meditating on emptiness, knowing good and evil, subduing the deluded mind, dwelling in the true mind, and not being attached to anything. Facing the clear mirror, the mind is like still water, unmoving and unshaken.
右腳還須押右腳
端身坐盤石 以舌著上萼 白骨盡皆空 氣息無交錯
當時群鹿止吟林 逼近清潭望海頭 明月庭前聽法眼 青山松下坐唯禪 天邊海氣無遐換 隴外青山望或樓 秋風瑟瑟林中度 黃葉飄零水上浮 目連宴坐虛無境 內外證心漸漸修 通達聲聞居望地 出入山間得自由
目連從定出 迅速作神通 來如霹靂急 去似一團風 海雁啼繒徹 鸧鷹脫網籠 譚中煙霞碧 天凈遠路紅 神通得自在 擲缽便騰空 於時一向子 上至梵天宮
目連一向至天庭 耳里唯聞鼓樂聲 紅樓半映黃金殿 碧牖渾論皇成 錫杖敲門三五下 胸前不覺淚[泳-永+(盈-又+乂)] 長者出來如共語 合掌先論中孝情 啟言長者相識否 頻道南閻浮提人 少小身遭父母喪 其家大富小兒孫 孤㝁更亦無途當 頻道慈母號清提 阿耶名輔相 一生多造福田因 亡過合生此天上 可連富責嫡奢地 望睹令人心悅暢 鐘鼓鏗槍知雅音 鼓瑟也以聲遼亭 哀哀劬勞長不捨 乳哺之恩難可忘 別後安和好在否 比來此處相尋訪 長者聞語意以悲 心裡回惶出語遲 弟子閻浮有一息 不省既有出家兒
【現代漢語翻譯】 現代漢語譯本 『右腳還須押右腳』
端正身體坐在盤石上，用舌頭抵住上顎。 觀想白骨全部空無，氣息順暢沒有阻礙。
當時成群的鹿在樹林里停止了鳴叫，靠近清澈的水潭眺望海邊。 明月照耀的庭院前，聆聽佛法的慧眼，在青山松樹下靜坐參悟禪理。 天邊的海氣沒有窮盡的變化，山外的青山遙望像是樓閣。 秋風蕭瑟地在樹林中吹過，凋零的黃葉飄落在水面上。 目連（Maudgalyayana，佛陀的弟子，以神通著稱）在虛無的境界中宴坐，從內到外驗證內心，漸漸地修行。 通達聲聞乘的境界，居住在可以眺望遠方的地方，出入山間得到自由。
目連從禪定中出來，迅速地施展神通。 來的時候像閃電一樣急速，去的時候像一團風。 海雁的啼叫聲穿透雲霄，鷂鷹脫離了羅網的束縛。 水潭中的煙霞呈現碧綠色，天空晴朗遙遠的路途呈現紅色。 神通得到自在，擲出缽盂便騰空飛起。 於是一瞬間，上升到梵天宮。
目連一瞬間到達天庭，耳朵里只聽到鼓樂的聲音。 紅樓有一半掩映著黃金殿，碧綠的窗戶完全像是皇宮。 用錫杖敲門三五下，胸前不知不覺淚水盈眶。 長者出來好像要與他說話，合掌先談論忠孝之情。 （目連）開口問道：『長者還認識我嗎？我是南閻浮提（Jambudvipa，我們所居住的娑婆世界）的人。 從小就遭遇父母雙亡，他的家非常富有，子孫滿堂。 孤苦伶仃，沒有其他的出路，我慈愛的母親名叫清提（Qingti）。 父親的名字叫輔相（Fuxiang），一生做了很多培植福田的事情。 去世后應該生到這天上來，可以連同富有的嫡系後代一起享受奢華的生活。 看到這些景象，令人心情愉悅舒暢，鐘鼓鏗鏘的聲音，知道是高雅的音樂。 彈瑟的聲音也悠揚遼闊，哀哀的養育之恩長久不能忘懷。 哺乳的恩情難以忘卻，分別之後安好嗎？ 最近來這裡尋找探望。』長者聽了這些話，心裡感到悲傷。 心裡回想著，遲遲地說不出話來，『弟子在閻浮提還有一口氣的時候， 不知道已經有了出家的兒子。』
【English Translation】 English version 『The right foot must still press on the right foot』
Sit upright on a flat rock, with the tongue touching the upper palate. Contemplate that all white bones are empty, and the breath flows smoothly without obstruction.
At that time, the herd of deer stopped their calls in the forest, approaching the clear pool and gazing at the sea. In the courtyard illuminated by the bright moon, the wisdom eye listens to the Dharma, sitting in Chan meditation under the green pines of the green mountains. The sea air at the edge of the sky has endless changes, and the green mountains beyond the border look like pavilions. The autumn wind rustles through the forest, and the fallen yellow leaves float on the water. Maudgalyayana (Maudgalyayana, a disciple of the Buddha known for his supernatural powers) sits in meditation in the realm of emptiness, verifying the mind from within and without, gradually cultivating. Penetrating the realm of the Sravakas (those who learn by hearing the teachings), dwelling in a place where one can gaze into the distance, freely entering and leaving the mountains.
Maudgalyayana emerges from Samadhi (meditative absorption), swiftly displaying his supernatural powers. Coming like a lightning flash, going like a gust of wind. The cry of the sea goose pierces the clouds, and the hawk escapes from the net. The mist and haze in the pool appear emerald green, and the clear sky makes the distant road appear red. Having obtained freedom in supernatural powers, he throws his bowl and soars into the sky. In an instant, he ascends to the Brahma Heaven Palace.
Maudgalyayana arrives at the heavenly court in an instant, his ears only hearing the sound of drums and music. Half of the red building is reflected in the golden palace, and the green windows are entirely like the imperial palace. He knocks on the door three or five times with his Khakkhara (a Buddhist monk's staff), and unknowingly tears well up in his chest. The elder comes out as if to speak to him, joining his palms and first discussing the virtues of loyalty and filial piety. (Maudgalyayana) opens his mouth and asks: 『Does the elder still recognize me? I am a person from Jambudvipa (Jambudvipa, the world we live in). From a young age, I suffered the loss of both parents, and his family is very wealthy, with many children and grandchildren. Lonely and without any other path, my loving mother is named Qingti (Qingti). My father's name is Fuxiang (Fuxiang), and he did many things to cultivate fields of merit in his life. After death, he should be born in this heaven, and can enjoy a luxurious life together with his wealthy direct descendants. Seeing these scenes makes one feel happy and cheerful, and the sound of bells and drums indicates elegant music. The sound of the zither is also melodious and vast, and the sorrowful nurturing grace cannot be forgotten for a long time. The kindness of breastfeeding is hard to forget, are you well after our separation? Recently, I came here to seek and visit.』 The elder felt sadness in his heart upon hearing these words. Thinking back in his heart, he hesitated to speak, 『When the disciple still had a breath in Jambudvipa, I did not know that I already had a son who had left home (become a monk).』
和尚莫怪苦盤問 世上人倫有數般 乍觀出語將為異 收氣之時稍似難 俗間大有同名姓 相似顏容幾百般 形容大省繒相織 只竟思量沒處安 阇梨苦死來相認 更說家徒事意看
目連白言。長者。頻道小時名字羅卜。父母亡沒已后投佛出家。剃除鬚髮號曰大目乾連。神通第一。長者見說小時名字。即知是兒別久好在已否。羅卜目連認得慈父。起居問信已了。慈母今在何方。受于快樂。長者報言。羅卜。汝母生存在日。與我行業不同。我修十善五戒。死後神識得天上。汝母平生在白廣造諸罪。命終之後遂墮地獄。汝向閻浮提冥路之中。尋問阿孃即知去處。目連聞語便辭長者。頓身下降南閻浮提。向冥路之中尋覓阿孃不見。旦見八九個男子女人閑閑無事。目連向前問。
其事由之處 但且莫禮拜 賢者是何人 此間都集會 閑閑無一事 游城墎外來
頻道今朝至此間 心中隻手深相怪 諸人答言啟和尚 只為同名復同性 名字交錯被追來 勘當恰經三五日 無事得放卻歸回 早被妻兒送墳墓 獨自克我在荒祁 四邊更無親伴侶 狐狼鴉鵲競分張 宅舍破壞無投處 王邊披訴語聲哀 判放作鬼閑無事 受其餘報更何哉 死生路今而已隔
【現代漢語翻譯】 現代漢語譯本 和尚，請不要怪我苦苦盤問。 世間人倫關係有許多種，乍一聽你說話，還以為你與衆不同。 收斂氣息的時候稍微有些困難，世俗間同名同姓的人很多，相貌相似的也有成百上千。 仔細端詳你的形容，用絲織品相互交織，只是思來想去，總覺得無處安放。 阇梨（Acharya，梵語，意為導師）你苦苦哀求來相認，更說家裡的事情讓我看看。
目連（Maudgalyayana，佛陀十大弟子之一，以神通著稱）說道：『長者（長老，德高望重的人），我小時候的名字叫羅卜。父母去世后，我投身佛門出家，剃除了鬚髮，法號大目乾連，神通第一。長者您說起我小時候的名字，我就知道是兒子離家很久了，一切都好嗎？』羅卜目連認出了慈祥的父親，問候起居之後，問道：『母親現在在何方，享受著快樂嗎？』長者回答說：『羅卜，你母親在世的時候，與我的行為不同。我修十善五戒，死後神識升到天上。你母親平生作惡多端，死後就墮入了地獄。你到閻浮提（Jambudvipa，佛教宇宙觀中的人類居住地）的冥路之中，詢問你的母親，就知道她的去處了。』目連聽了這話，便告別長者，縱身下降到南閻浮提，在冥路之中尋找母親，卻找不到。只見八九個男子女子，閒來無事。目連上前問道：
這件事的緣由在哪裡？但且不要禮拜。 賢者是何人？這裡都怎麼樣？ 閑閑無一事，從城郭外遊蕩而來。
我今天來到這裡，心中只是深深地感到奇怪。 眾人回答說：『稟告和尚，只因爲同名同姓，名字交錯，被追趕到這裡。』 『審問大概經過了三五天，沒事了才能放回去。』 『早已經被妻子兒女送到墳墓里，獨自一人克制著我在荒涼的地方。』 『四邊再也沒有親朋好友，狐貍、狼、烏鴉、喜鵲爭相瓜分。』 『住宅破壞了，沒有地方可以投奔，到閻王那裡披訴，聲音哀切。』 『判決放出來做鬼，閒來無事，承受其餘的報應又有什麼辦法呢？』 『生死之路，如今已經隔絕了。』
English version Monk, don't blame me for questioning you so persistently. There are many kinds of human relationships in the world. At first glance, your words seem unusual. It's a little difficult to calm your breath. There are many people with the same name in the secular world, and hundreds with similar appearances. Carefully examining your appearance, woven together like silk fabrics, I just can't seem to find a place to put it. Acharya (Sanskrit for 'teacher') you beg so bitterly to be recognized, and tell me to look at your family affairs.
Maudgalyayana (one of the Buddha's ten great disciples, known for his supernatural powers) said, 'Elder (an elder, a person of high moral standing), my childhood name was Luo Bu. After my parents passed away, I joined the Buddhist order, shaved my head and beard, and was given the Dharma name Maha Maudgalyayana, the foremost in supernatural powers. When you mentioned my childhood name, Elder, I knew it was your son who had been away from home for a long time. Is everything well?' Luo Bu Maudgalyayana recognized his kind father, and after inquiring about his well-being, asked, 'Where is my mother now, enjoying happiness?' The elder replied, 'Luo Bu, your mother's actions were different from mine when she was alive. I practiced the ten virtues and five precepts, and after death, my spirit ascended to heaven. Your mother committed many evil deeds in her life, and after death, she fell into hell. Go to the dark paths of Jambudvipa (the human realm in Buddhist cosmology) and ask about your mother, and you will know where she is.' Hearing this, Maudgalyayana bid farewell to the elder and descended to South Jambudvipa, searching for his mother in the dark paths, but could not find her. He saw eight or nine men and women, idle and doing nothing. Maudgalyayana stepped forward and asked:
What is the reason for this? But please don't bow. Who are you, virtuous ones? What is it like here? Idle and doing nothing, wandering from outside the city walls.
I have come here today, and I only feel deeply strange in my heart. The people replied, 'Reporting to the monk, it is only because of the same name and surname, the names are confused, and we were chased here.' 'The interrogation has taken about three to five days, and we can only be released when there is nothing wrong.' 'We were sent to the grave by our wives and children long ago, and I alone restrain myself in this desolate place.' 'There are no relatives or friends around, and foxes, wolves, crows, and magpies are vying to divide us.' 'The house is destroyed, and there is nowhere to turn. I pleaded to King Yama with a mournful voice.' 'The judgment was to release us as ghosts, idle and doing nothing. What else can we do to bear the remaining retribution?' 'The path of life and death is now separated.'
【English Translation】 Monk, don't blame me for questioning you so persistently. There are many kinds of human relationships in the world. At first glance, your words seem unusual. It's a little difficult to calm your breath. There are many people with the same name in the secular world, and hundreds with similar appearances. Carefully examining your appearance, woven together like silk fabrics, I just can't seem to find a place to put it. Acharya (Sanskrit for 'teacher') you beg so bitterly to be recognized, and tell me to look at your family affairs.
Maudgalyayana (one of the Buddha's ten great disciples, known for his supernatural powers) said, 'Elder (an elder, a person of high moral standing), my childhood name was Luo Bu. After my parents passed away, I joined the Buddhist order, shaved my head and beard, and was given the Dharma name Maha Maudgalyayana, the foremost in supernatural powers. When you mentioned my childhood name, Elder, I knew it was your son who had been away from home for a long time. Is everything well?' Luo Bu Maudgalyayana recognized his kind father, and after inquiring about his well-being, asked, 'Where is my mother now, enjoying happiness?' The elder replied, 'Luo Bu, your mother's actions were different from mine when she was alive. I practiced the ten virtues and five precepts, and after death, my spirit ascended to heaven. Your mother committed many evil deeds in her life, and after death, she fell into hell. Go to the dark paths of Jambudvipa (the human realm in Buddhist cosmology) and ask about your mother, and you will know where she is.' Hearing this, Maudgalyayana bid farewell to the elder and descended to South Jambudvipa, searching for his mother in the dark paths, but could not find her. He saw eight or nine men and women, idle and doing nothing. Maudgalyayana stepped forward and asked:
What is the reason for this? But please don't bow. Who are you, virtuous ones? What is it like here? Idle and doing nothing, wandering from outside the city walls.
I have come here today, and I only feel deeply strange in my heart. The people replied, 'Reporting to the monk, it is only because of the same name and surname, the names are confused, and we were chased here.' 'The interrogation has taken about three to five days, and we can only be released when there is nothing wrong.' 'We were sent to the grave by our wives and children long ago, and I alone restrain myself in this desolate place.' 'There are no relatives or friends around, and foxes, wolves, crows, and magpies are vying to divide us.' 'The house is destroyed, and there is nowhere to turn. I pleaded to King Yama with a mournful voice.' 'The judgment was to release us as ghosts, idle and doing nothing. What else can we do to bear the remaining retribution?' 'The path of life and death is now separated.'
一掩泉門不再開 冢上縱有千般食 何曾濟得腹中饑 號啕大哭終無益 徒煩攪紙作錢財 寄語家中男女道 勸令修福字冥灰 目連良久而言識
一青提夫人已否。諸人答言。盡皆不識。目連又問。閻羅大王住在何處。即諸人答言。和尚向北更行數步。遙見三重門樓。有千萬個壯士皆持刀棒。即是閻羅大王門。目連聞語向北更行數步。即見三重門樓。有壯士驅無量罪人入來。目連向前尋問。阿孃不見。路傍大哭哭了前行。披所由將見於王。門官引入見大王問目連事之處。
大王既見目連入 合掌逡巡而欲立 和尚又沒事由事 連忙案后相祇色 暫愧阇梨至此間 弟子處在冥涂間 栲定罪人生死 雖然不識和尚 早個知其名字 為當佛使至此間 別有家私事意 太山定罪卒難移 總是天曹地筆枇 罪人業報隨緣起 造此何人救得伊 腥血凝脂長夜臭 惡染阇梨清凈衣 冥涂不可多時住 伏願阇梨早去歸 目連啟言不得說 大王照知否 頻道生年有父母 日夜持齋常短午 據其行事在人間 亡過合坐于凈土 天堂獨有阿耶居 慈母諸天覓總無 計亦不應過地獄 只恐黃天橫被誅 追放縱由天地邊 悲嗟悔恨乃長噓 業報若
【現代漢語翻譯】 現代漢語譯本： 『一旦泉門關閉便不會再次開啟，墳墓上縱然擺滿各種食物，又怎能填飽腹中的飢餓呢？號啕大哭最終也是無濟於事，只是徒勞地焚燒紙張做成的錢財。』 『轉告家中的兒女們，勸他們多修福，將善行銘記於心。』目連（Maudgalyayana，佛陀的弟子，以神通著稱）沉默良久，才開始辨認。
『青提夫人（Qingti，目連的母親）在這裡嗎？』眾人回答說：『我們都不認識。』目連又問：『閻羅大王（Yama，地獄之王）住在哪裡？』眾人回答說：『和尚向北再走幾步，遠遠看見三重門樓，有成千上萬個壯士拿著刀棒，那就是閻羅大王的府邸。』目連聽後向北走了幾步，果然看見三重門樓，有壯士驅趕著無數罪人進來。目連上前詢問，沒有找到他的母親，在路旁大哭，哭著向前走，說明來意，請求見閻羅王。門官引入目連去見閻羅大王，詢問目連來此的原因。
『大王見到目連進來，合掌恭敬地想要站起來，和尚又沒有什麼事情，為何要來這裡？』 『閻羅王連忙在案后顯出恭敬之色，暫且對阇梨（Acharya，僧侶）光臨此地感到慚愧，弟子我身處冥途之中，正在審問罪人的生死。雖然不認識和尚，卻早已知道您的名字，知道您是佛陀的使者來到這裡，還是另有家事？太山（Mount Tai，泰山，古代認為人死後靈魂歸於泰山）判定的罪行難以更改，都是天曹地府的筆錄，罪人的業報隨著因緣而生起，造下這些罪業，誰能救得了他呢？腥血凝結的油脂，長夜散發著臭氣，污穢沾染了阇梨清凈的衣裳，冥途不可久留，希望阇梨早些回去。』 『目連啟稟道：我有一事不知當講不當講，大王您是否知道，貧道在世時有父母，日夜持齋，經常縮減午飯。根據他們的行為來看，在人間去世后應該往生凈土。天堂只有我的父親居住，慈母在諸天都找不到，估計也不應該在地獄，只恐怕被黃天（蒼天，指天道）橫加誅殺。懇請您追查釋放，縱然追到天涯海角也要找到。』悲傷地嘆息，長長地吁氣，業報如果……』
【English Translation】 English version: 『Once the gate to the springs is closed, it will never open again. Even if the tomb is filled with all kinds of food, how can it satisfy the hunger in the stomach? Crying loudly is ultimately useless, merely a futile burning of paper money.』 『Tell the children at home to cultivate blessings and remember good deeds.』 Maudgalyayana (one of the Buddha's foremost disciples, known for his神通 powers) was silent for a long time before he began to recognize.
『Is Lady Qingti (Maudgalyayana's mother) here?』 The people replied, 『We do not know her.』 Maudgalyayana then asked, 『Where does King Yama (the King of Hell) reside?』 The people replied, 『Monk, walk a few more steps to the north, and you will see a triple-gated tower in the distance, with thousands of strong men holding knives and clubs. That is the residence of King Yama.』 Hearing this, Maudgalyayana walked a few steps north and indeed saw a triple-gated tower, with strong men driving countless sinners inside. Maudgalyayana stepped forward to inquire, but could not find his mother. He wept by the roadside, crying as he walked forward, explaining his purpose and requesting to see King Yama. The gatekeeper led Maudgalyayana to see King Yama, asking the reason for Maudgalyayana's visit.
『The King, seeing Maudgalyayana enter, respectfully put his palms together, wanting to stand up. Monk, if there is nothing else, why come here?』 『King Yama hurriedly showed a respectful expression behind his desk, temporarily ashamed that the Acharya (a religious teacher or master) had come to this place. Your disciple is in the underworld, judging the life and death of sinners. Although I do not know the monk, I have long known your name, knowing that you are the Buddha's messenger coming here, or is there another family matter? The crimes determined by Mount Tai (a sacred mountain in China, believed to be the place where souls return after death) are difficult to change, all are recorded by the heavenly and earthly scribes, the karmic retribution of sinners arises with conditions, who can save him who has committed these sins? The congealed grease of bloody flesh emits a stench throughout the long night, the filth stains the Acharya's pure robes, the underworld is not a place to stay for long, I hope the Acharya will return early.』 『Maudgalyayana reported: I have something I don't know whether to say or not, does Your Majesty know that when I was alive, I had parents who observed precepts day and night, often reducing their midday meals. According to their actions, after passing away in the human world, they should be reborn in the Pure Land. Only my father resides in heaven, and my compassionate mother cannot be found in any of the heavens, and I estimate that she should not be in hell either, I am only afraid that she has been unjustly executed by Huangtian (the blue sky, referring to the way of heaven). I implore you to investigate and release her, even if I have to search to the ends of the earth.』 Sadly sighing, exhaling a long breath, if the karmic retribution...』
來過此界 大王繒亦得知否
目連言訖。大王便喚上殿。乃見地獄菩薩便即禮拜。汝覓阿孃來。目連啟言。是覓阿孃來。汝母生存在日。廣造諸罪無量無邊。當墮地獄。汝且向前吾當即至。大王便喚業官。伺命司錄應時即至。和尚阿孃名青提夫人。亡后多少。時業官啟言。大王。青提夫人已經三載。配罪案總在天曹。錄事司太山都尉一本王喚善惡二童子。向太山檢青提夫人在何地獄。大王啟言。和尚共童子相隨問五道將軍。應知去處。目連聞語便辭大王。即出行經數步即至奈河之上。見無數罪人脫衣掛在樹上。大哭數聲欲過不過。回回惶惶五五三三。抱頭啼哭。目連問其事由之處。
柰河之水西流急 碎石讒巖行路澀 衣裳脫掛樹枝傍 被趁不交時向立 河畔問他點名字 兇前不覺沾衣濕 今日方知身死來 雙雙傍樹長悲泣 生時我舍事吾珍 今軒駟馬駕珠倫 為言萬古無千改 誰知早個化惟塵 嗚呼哀哉心裡痛 徒理白骨為高冢 南槽龍子孫乘 北牖香車妻接雨 異口咸言不可論 長噓嘆息更何怨 造罪諸人落地獄 作善之者必人天 如今各自隨緣業 定是相逢回難 握手丁寧須努力 回頭拭淚飽相看 耳里惟聞唱道急 萬衆千群驅向前 牛頭
【現代漢語翻譯】 現代漢語譯本 來過此界 大王繒亦得知否？ 目連（Maudgalyayana，佛陀十大弟子之一，以神通著稱）說完，大王便召他上殿。目連見到地獄菩薩便立即禮拜。大王問：『你尋找你的母親而來？』目連回答說：『是的，我尋找我的母親而來。我的母親生前造了無量無邊的罪孽，應當墮入地獄。』大王說：『你暫且向前走，我隨後就到。』大王便召來業官、伺命司錄，他們應聲而至。大王問：『和尚的母親名叫青提夫人，去世多久了？』業官回答說：『大王，青提夫人已經去世三年了，她的罪案總記錄在天曹。』錄事司太山都尉呈上一本。大王命令善惡二童子前往太山查閱青提夫人在哪個地獄。大王說：『和尚可以和童子一起去問五道將軍，應該知道去處。』目連聽后便告辭大王，走出幾步就到了奈河（Nairanjana River，傳說中地獄之河）之上，看到無數罪人脫下衣服掛在樹上，大哭數聲，想要過去卻過不去，惶恐不安，三三兩兩抱頭痛哭。目連詢問他們哭泣的原因。 奈河之水向西流淌湍急，碎石嶙峋，山巖險峻，行走艱難。 衣裳脫下掛在樹枝旁邊，被驅趕著，不允許片刻停留。 在河邊詢問他們的姓名，面臨兇險，不知不覺衣衫濕透。 今日方才知道身死到來，雙雙依偎樹旁，長久悲泣。 生前我捨不得用的珍貴之物，如今豪車寶馬都已化為塵土。 總以為萬古不變，誰知早已化為塵埃。 嗚呼哀哉，心裡痛苦，徒勞地將白骨堆成高高的墳墓。 南邊的歌姬舞女，子孫滿堂，北邊的窗戶下，妻子在香車裡迎接雨水。 眾口一詞說不可理論，長吁短嘆又能怨誰呢？ 造罪的人墮落地獄，行善的人必定升入人天。 如今各自隨著業力流轉，註定難以再相逢。 握手叮囑務必努力修行，回頭擦乾眼淚，飽含深情地互相看著。 耳邊只聽到催促的聲音急促，成千上萬的人群被驅趕著向前。 牛頭（地獄中的獄卒，牛頭人身）...
【English Translation】 English version Having come to this realm, Does Great King Zeng also know? After Maudgalyayana (one of the ten great disciples of the Buddha, known for his supernatural powers) finished speaking, the Great King summoned him to the hall. Maudgalyayana saw the Bodhisattva of Hell and immediately bowed. The Great King asked, 'Have you come seeking your mother?' Maudgalyayana replied, 'Yes, I have come seeking my mother. My mother committed countless sins during her lifetime and should fall into hell.' The Great King said, 'You go forward for now, and I will arrive shortly.' The Great King then summoned the Karma Officer and the Scribe of Destiny, who arrived in response. The Great King asked, 'How long has the monk's mother, named Lady Qingti, been deceased?' The Karma Officer replied, 'Great King, Lady Qingti has been deceased for three years, and her case records are all in the Celestial Bureau.' The Registrar of Mount Tai presented a book. The Great King ordered the Two Children of Good and Evil to go to Mount Tai to check which hell Lady Qingti was in. The Great King said, 'The monk can go with the children to ask the Five Paths General, who should know the whereabouts.' Upon hearing this, Maudgalyayana bid farewell to the Great King and, after walking a few steps, arrived at the Nairanjana River (legendary river of hell), where he saw countless sinners taking off their clothes and hanging them on trees, crying several times, wanting to cross but unable to, anxious and fearful, weeping with their heads in their arms. Maudgalyayana asked them the reason for their weeping. The water of the Nairanjana River flows swiftly westward, with jagged rocks and steep cliffs, making the path difficult. Clothes are taken off and hung on the branches of trees, being driven on, not allowed to stand for a moment. Asking their names by the riverbank, facing danger, unknowingly their clothes become wet. Only today do they realize that death has arrived, leaning against the trees in pairs, weeping for a long time. The precious things I was reluctant to part with in life, now luxurious carriages and horses have all turned to dust. Always thinking that it would never change, who knew it would have turned to dust long ago. Alas, the pain in my heart, futilely piling up white bones into high tombs. Southern singers and dancers, with many children and grandchildren, under the northern window, the wife welcomes the rain in a fragrant carriage. Everyone says it is impossible to argue, sighing deeply, who can be blamed? Those who commit sins fall into hell, those who do good deeds will surely ascend to the realms of humans and gods. Now each follows the flow of karma, destined to be difficult to meet again. Shaking hands and urging each other to strive to cultivate, turning back to wipe away tears, looking at each other with deep affection. Only hearing the urgent sound of urging in the ears, tens of thousands of people are driven forward. Ox-Head (jailer in hell, with the head of an ox and the body of a human)...
杷棒河南岸 獄卒擎叉水北邊 水裡之人眼盻盻 岸頭之者淚涓涓 早知到沒艱辛地 悔不生時作福田
目連問言柰河樹下。
人日天堂地獄乃非虛。
行惡不論天所造罪 應時冥零亦共誅 貧道慈親不積善 亡魂亦復落三塗 聞道將來入地獄 但日知其道息否 罪人總見目連師 一切啼哭損雙眉 弟子死來年月近 和尚慈親實不知 我等生時多造罪 今日辛苦方始悔 縱令妻妾滿山川 誰肯死來相替代 何時更得別泉門 為報家中我子孫 不須白玉為棺槨 徒勞黃金葬墓墳 長悲怨嘆終無益 鼓樂絃歌我不聞 欲得亡人沒苦難 無過修福救冥魂
和尚卻歸為傳逍息。交令造福以救亡人。除佛一人無由救得。愿和尚捕提涅槃尋常不沒運載一切眾生。智慧釵勤磨不煩惱林而誅威行普心於世界。而諸佛之大愿儻若出離泥犁。是和尚慈親普降。目連問以更往前行。時向中間即至五道將軍坐所。問阿孃逍息處。
五道將軍性令惡 金甲明皛劍光交錯 左右百萬餘人 總是接飛手腳 叨譀似雷驚振動 怒目得電光耀鶴 或有劈腹開心 或有面皮生剝 目連雖是聖人 亦得魂驚瞻落 目連啼哭念慈親 神通急速若風雲
【現代漢語翻譯】 現代漢語譯本 杷棒河南岸，獄卒擎叉水北邊 水裡之人眼盻盻，岸頭之者淚涓涓 早知到沒艱辛地，悔不生時作福田
目連（Maudgalyāyana，佛陀十大弟子之一，以神通第一著稱）問言柰河（Nairañjanā River）樹下。
人日天堂地獄乃非虛。
行惡不論天所造罪，應時冥零亦共誅 貧道慈親不積善，亡魂亦復落三塗（Three evil destinies，三惡道） 聞道將來入地獄，但日知其道息否 罪人總見目連師，一切啼哭損雙眉 弟子死來年月近，和尚慈親實不知 我等生時多造罪，今日辛苦方始悔 縱令妻妾滿山川，誰肯死來相替代 何時更得別泉門，為報家中我子孫 不須白玉為棺槨，徒勞黃金葬墓墳 長悲怨嘆終無益，鼓樂絃歌我不聞 欲得亡人沒苦難，無過修福救冥魂
和尚卻歸為傳逍息。交令造福以救亡人。除佛一人無由救得。愿和尚捕提涅槃（Nirvana）尋常不沒運載一切眾生。智慧釵勤磨不煩惱林而誅威行普心於世界。而諸佛之大愿儻若出離泥犁（Naraka，地獄）。是和尚慈親普降。目連問以更往前行。時向中間即至五道將軍坐所。問阿孃逍息處。
五道將軍性令惡，金甲明皛劍光交錯 左右百萬餘人，總是接飛手腳 叨譀似雷驚振動，怒目得電光耀鶴 或有劈腹開心，或有面皮生剝 目連雖是聖人，亦得魂驚瞻落 目連啼哭念慈親，神通急速若風雲
【English Translation】 English version On the south bank of the Paba tree, the jailer holds a fork on the north side of the water. The person in the water stares with wide eyes, while those on the shore shed tears. Had I known it would be such a difficult place, I would have regretted not cultivating blessings when I was alive.
Maudgalyāyana (目連), asked under the Nairañjanā River (柰河) tree.
The human realm, heaven, and hell are not empty.
Committing evil, regardless of whether the heavens created the sin, will be punished together in due time. This poor monk's kind mother did not accumulate good deeds, and her departed soul has fallen into the Three Evil Destinies (三塗). Hearing that she will enter hell in the future, I only wonder if there is a way to end this. The sinners all see the teacher Maudgalyāyana, and all weep, damaging their eyebrows. It has only been a short time since this disciple died, and the monk truly does not know about his kind mother. We committed many sins when we were alive, and today we regret our hardships. Even if wives and concubines fill the mountains and rivers, who would be willing to replace us in death? When will we be able to leave the gates of the underworld again, to report to my children and grandchildren at home? There is no need for white jade coffins, nor is it worth burying gold in tombs. Prolonged sorrow and lamentation are ultimately useless; I do not hear the drums, music, or songs. If you want the deceased to be free from suffering, there is nothing better than cultivating blessings to save the souls of the dead.
The monk returned to convey the message, instructing them to create blessings to save the deceased. Except for the Buddha alone, no one can save them. May the monk's Bodhi Nirvana (涅槃) always be present, carrying all living beings. May wisdom diligently grind away the forest of afflictions and execute power with a universal heart in the world. And may the great vows of all Buddhas, if they escape from Naraka (泥犁), be the universal descent of the monk's kind mother. Maudgalyāyana asked to proceed further. In the middle, he arrived at the seat of the Five Paths General, asking about the whereabouts of his mother.
The Five Paths General has a fierce nature, with golden armor shining brightly and swords crossing. There are over a million people on the left and right, all of whom are quick with their hands and feet. His clamor is like thunder, shaking and vibrating; his angry eyes shine like lightning. Some have their bellies split open, and some have their faces peeled off. Although Maudgalyāyana is a sage, his soul is also frightened and his gaze falls. Maudgalyāyana weeps, thinking of his kind mother, his supernatural powers swift as wind and clouds.
若聞冥途刑要處 無過此個大將軍 左右攢槍當大道 東西立杖萬餘人 縱然舉目西南望 正見俄俄五道神 守此路來經幾劫 千軍萬衆定刑名 從頭各自隨緣業 貧道慈母傍行檀 魂魄漂流冥路間 若向三塗何處苦 咸言五道鬼門開 畜生惡道人偏繞 好道天堂朝暮閑 一切罪人於此過 伏願將軍為檢看 將軍合掌啟阇梨 不須啼哭損容儀 尋常此路垣沙眾 卒問青提知是誰 太山都要多名部 察會天曹並地府 文牒知司各有名 符吊下來過此處 今朝弟子是名官 暫而阇梨檢尋看 可中果報逢名字 放覓縱由亦不難
將軍問左右曰。見一青提夫人以否。左邊有一都官啟言。持三年已前有一青提夫人。被阿鼻地獄牒上索將。見在阿鼻地獄受苦。目連聞語啟言。將軍報言。和尚。一切罪人皆從王邊斷決。然始下來目連頻道阿孃緣何不見王面。報言。和尚。世間兩眾人不得見王面。第一之人平生在日修於十善五戒。死後神識得生天上。第二之人生存在日不修善業廣造之罪。命終之後便入地獄亦不得見王面。唯有半惡半善之人將見王面斷決。然始託生隨緣受報。目連聞語便向諸地獄尋覓阿孃之處。
目連淚落憶逍逍 眾生業報似風飄 慈親到
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The General puts his palms together and says to the Acarya (Sanskrit for teacher):", "'There is no need to weep and damage your appearance. Usually, many souls pass through this road.'", "Suddenly asking who Qingti (Maudgalyayana's mother) is, the departments of Mount Tai (the deity who governs hell) have detailed records.", "The Celestial Court (heaven) and the Underworld (hell) will carefully verify; each department has its own responsibilities for documents and archives.", "All souls summoned by official documents must pass through here. Today, I, your disciple, am just a minor official.", "I will temporarily search for you, Acarya. If her name is found in the records of karmic retribution, it will not be difficult to release her.", "", "The General asked his attendants, 'Have you seen a lady named Qingti?' An official on the left reported, 'Three years ago, there was a lady named Qingti, who was requested by a document from Avici Hell (the most painful of the eight great hells), and she is currently suffering in Avici Hell.' Maudgalyayana, upon hearing this report, spoke to the General. The General replied, 'Monk, all sinners must be judged by King Yama before being sent here.' Maudgalyayana asked, 'Why did my mother not see King Yama?' The General replied, 'Monk, there are two types of people who do not see King Yama. The first type is those who cultivate the Ten Virtues and Five Precepts (basic Buddhist precepts) throughout their lives; after death, their consciousness ascends directly to heaven. The second type is those who do not cultivate good deeds and commit many sins during their lives; after death, they fall directly into hell and do not see King Yama. Only those who are half good and half evil will be brought before King Yama for judgment, and then they will be reborn and receive retribution according to their karma.' Upon hearing this, Maudgalyayana went to search for his mother's whereabouts in all the hells.", "", "Maudgalyayana's tears fell like rain as he recalled the past; the karmic retribution of sentient beings is like drifting in the wind.", "My compassionate mother has arrived at..." ] }
沒艱辛地 魂魄於時早已消 鐵倫往往從空入 猛火時時腳下燒 心腹到處皆零落 骨害尋時似爛燋 銅鳥萬道望心撠 鐵計千回頂上澆 昔問前頭釰樹苦 何如剉硙斬人腰 不可論凝脂碎害似津 莽蕩週迴數百里 嵯峨向下一由旬 鐵鏘萬釰安其下 煙火千重遮四行 借問此中何物罪 只是閻浮殺罪人
目連言訖更往前行。須臾之間至一地獄。目連啟言獄主。此個地獄中有青提夫人已否。是頻道阿孃故來訪覓。獄主報言。和尚。此個獄中總是男子並無女人。向前問有刀山地獄之中問必應得見。目連前行至地獄。左名刀山右名劍樹。地獄之中鋒劍相向涓涓血流。見獄主驅無量罪人。入此地獄目連問曰。此個名何地獄。羅察答言。此是刀山劍樹地獄。目連問曰。獄中罪人作何罪業當墮此地獄。獄主報言。獄中罪人生存在日。侵損常住游泥伽藍好用常住水果盜常住柴新。今日交伊手攀劍樹。支支節節皆零落處。
刀山白骨亂縱橫 劍樹人頭千萬顆 欲得不攀刀山者 無過寺家填好土 椷接果木入伽藍 佈施種子倍常住 阿你個罪人不可說 累劫受罪度恒沙 從佛涅槃仍未出 此獄東西數百里 罪人亂走肩相棳 業風吹火向前燒 獄卒杷杈從后插
身手應是如瓦碎 手足當時如粉沫 沸鐵騰光向口憔 著者左穿如右穴 銅箭傍飛射眼精 劍輪直下空中割 為言千載不為人 鐵杷樓聚還交活
目連聞語啼哭咨嗟。向前問言。獄主。此個獄中有一青提夫人已否。獄主啟言。和尚。是何親眷。目連啟言。是頻道慈母。獄主報言。和尚。此個獄中無青提夫人。向前地獄之中總是女人。應得相見。目連聞以更往前行至一地獄。高下可有一由旬。黑煙蓬勃臭氣勛天。見一馬頭羅剎。手杷鐵杈意而立。目連問曰。此個名何地獄。羅剎答言。此是銅柱鐵床地獄。目連問曰。獄中罪人生存在日有何罪業當墮此獄。獄主答言。在生之日女將男子。男將女人行淫慾。于叉母之床。弟子于師長之床。奴婢于曹主之床。當墮此獄之中。東西不可算。男子女人相和一半。
女臥鐵床釘釘身 男抱銅柱兇壞爛 鐵鉆長交利鋒劍 镵牙快似如錐鉆 腸空即以鐵丸充 唱渴還將鐵計灌 蒺蘺入腹如刀臂 空中劍戟跳星亂 刀剜骨肉斥斥破 劍割肝腸寸寸斷
不可言地獄天堂相對疋。
天堂曉夜樂轟轟。
地獄無人相求出 父母見存為造福 七分之中而獲一 縱令東海變桑田 受罪之人仍未出
目連言訖更往前行。須臾
【現代漢語翻譯】 現代漢語譯本 身軀應像瓦片般破碎， 手腳當時就像粉末般消散，沸騰的鐵水帶著光芒燒灼面容， 穿過身體，左邊穿入如同右邊穿出，銅箭在旁邊飛過，射向眼睛， 劍輪從空中直直落下，切割身體，（受刑者）說即使過了一千年也不會有人來救我， 鐵耙聚集又散開，反覆折磨。
目連（Maudgalyayana，佛陀十大弟子之一，以神通著稱）聽了這些話，啼哭嘆息，向前問道：『獄主，這個地獄裡有沒有一個名叫青提夫人的？』獄主回答說：『和尚，她是你的什麼親眷？』目連回答說：『她是我的親生母親。』獄主回答說：『和尚，這個地獄裡沒有青提夫人。前面的地獄裡都是女人，你應該能見到她。』目連聽了，繼續往前走，來到一個地獄，上下大約有一由旬（yojana，古印度長度單位）。黑煙瀰漫，臭氣熏天。看見一個馬頭羅剎（Hayagriva Rakshasa，地獄中的獄卒），手裡拿著鐵叉站在那裡。目連問道：『這個叫什麼地獄？』羅剎回答說：『這是銅柱鐵床地獄。』目連問道：『地獄中的罪人在生前犯了什麼罪業，會墮入這個地獄？』獄主回答說：『在生之時，女子與男子，男子與女子行淫慾之事，在父母的床榻上，弟子在師長的床榻上，奴婢在主人的床榻上行淫，就會墮入這個地獄之中。』（這樣的罪人）東西方向都數不清，男子和女人各佔一半。
女子躺在鐵床上，被釘子釘穿身體，男子抱著銅柱，被燒得兇殘腐爛， 鐵錐長久地刺入，鋒利的劍镵，牙齒快得像錐子一樣鉆刺， 腸子空了就用鐵丸填充，口渴了就用鐵汁灌注， 蒺藜進入腹中，像刀臂一樣切割，空中的刀劍跳躍飛舞，星光繚亂， 刀剜骨肉，發出斥斥的破裂聲，劍割肝腸，一寸一寸地斷裂。
不能說地獄和天堂是相對等的。
天堂里日夜歡快轟鳴。
地獄裡沒有人能求救出去，趁著父母還活著的時候為他們造福， 這樣，他們才能在七分功德中獲得一分，即使東海變成桑田， 受罪的人仍然無法脫離地獄。
目連說完，繼續往前走，片刻之後
【English Translation】 English version The body should be shattered like tiles, Hands and feet at that time were like powder, molten iron with light scorched the face, Piercing through the body, entering from the left as if exiting from the right, copper arrows flew by, shooting at the eyes, A wheel of swords fell straight down from the sky, cutting the body, (the condemned) said that even after a thousand years no one would come to save me, Iron rakes gathered and scattered, repeatedly tormenting.
Maudgalyayana (one of the ten great disciples of the Buddha, known for his supernatural powers) hearing these words, wept and sighed, and stepped forward to ask: 'Lord of the prison, is there a lady named Qingti in this hell?' The prison warden replied: 'Monk, what is her relationship to you?' Maudgalyayana replied: 'She is my own mother.' The prison warden replied: 'Monk, there is no lady Qingti in this hell. All the hells in front are women, you should be able to see her.' Maudgalyayana listened and continued forward to a hell, about one yojana (an ancient Indian unit of length) high and low. Black smoke filled the air and the stench was overwhelming. He saw a Hayagriva Rakshasa (a jailer in hell) standing there with an iron fork in his hand. Maudgalyayana asked: 'What is this hell called?' The Rakshasa replied: 'This is the Copper Pillar Iron Bed Hell.' Maudgalyayana asked: 'What sins did the sinners in hell commit during their lifetime that they would fall into this hell?' The prison warden replied: 'During their lifetime, women and men, men and women committed adultery, on the beds of parents, disciples on the beds of teachers, and slaves on the beds of masters, they will fall into this hell.' (There are countless such sinners) in the east and west directions, with men and women accounting for half each.
Women lie on iron beds, their bodies nailed through, men embrace copper pillars, burned cruelly and rotten, Iron awls are inserted for a long time, sharp sword chisels, teeth are as fast as awls drilling, Empty intestines are filled with iron balls, and thirst is quenched with iron juice, Caltrops enter the abdomen, cutting like knife arms, swords and halberds jump and dance in the air, stars are chaotic, Knives carve flesh and bones, making cracking sounds, swords cut livers and intestines, breaking inch by inch.
It cannot be said that hell and heaven are equal.
Heaven is joyful and booming day and night.
No one in hell can ask for help to get out, take advantage of your parents being alive to create blessings for them, In this way, they can get one share of the seven shares of merit, even if the East Sea turns into mulberry fields, The sinners still cannot escape from hell.
Maudgalyayana finished speaking and continued forward, after a while
之間至一地獄。啟言獄主。此個獄中有一青提夫人已否。獄主報言。青提夫人是和尚阿孃。目連啟言。是慈母。獄主報和尚曰。三年已前有一青提夫人。亦到此間獄中。被阿鼻地獄牒上索將。今見在阿鼻地獄中。目連悶絕僻良久氣通。漸漸前行即逢守道羅剎問處。
目連行步多愁惱 刀劍路傍如野草 側耳遙聞地獄間 風大一時聲號號 為憶慈親長欲斷 前路不婁行即到 忽然逢著夜叉王 桉劍坐蛇當大道 啟言貧道是釋迦 如來佛弟子 證見三明出生死 哀哀慈母號青提 亡過魂靈落於此 擿來巡歷諸餘獄 問者咸言稱不是 近云將母入阿鼻 大將亦應之此事 有無實說莫沉吟 人間乳哺寂恩深 聞說慈親骨髓痛 造此誰知貧道心 夜叉聞語心逖逖 直言更亦無刑跡 和尚孝順古今希 冥涂不憚親巡歷 青提夫人慾似有 影向不能全指的 灌鐵為城銅作壁 業風雷振一時吹 到者身骸似狼寂 勸諫阇梨早歸舍 徒煩此處相尋覓 不如早云見如來 槌胸懊惱知何益
目連見說地獄之難當即回擲缽騰空。須臾之間即至娑羅林所。繞佛三匝卻坐一面。瞻尊顏目不暫舍白言。世尊處闕事。如來曰。已遠追放縱由天地遍。
阿取惟得生天
【現代漢語翻譯】 現代漢語譯本 （目連）在各個地獄之間尋找，來到一個地獄。他問獄主：『這個地獄裡有沒有一個叫青提夫人（Qingti Furen）的人？』獄主回答說：『青提夫人是和尚的母親。』目連問道：『是我的慈母嗎？』獄主告訴和尚說：『三年前，有一個青提夫人也來到這個地獄，後來被阿鼻地獄（Avici Hell）發文書要走了，現在就在阿鼻地獄中。』目連聽后，非常難過，昏了過去，過了很久才甦醒過來。他漸漸地向前走，遇到了看守道路的羅剎（Rakshasa），便向他詢問。
目連行走，心中充滿憂愁煩惱，刀劍散落在路旁，如同野草一般。 側耳傾聽，遠遠地聽到地獄之間，狂風大作，一時發出淒厲的呼號聲。 因為思念慈母，肝腸寸斷，不畏前路艱辛，繼續前行。 忽然遇到夜叉王（Yaksa King），他按著劍，坐在蛇上，擋在道路中央。 目連說道：『貧道是釋迦如來佛（Sakyamuni Buddha）的弟子， 已經證悟三明（threefold wisdom），可以脫離生死輪迴，可憐我的慈母，名叫青提， 死後魂靈落在這裡，我前來巡視各個地獄， 詢問他們，都說沒有這個人，最近聽說將我母親送入了阿鼻地獄。 大將您也應該知道這件事，請如實相告，不要猶豫。』 『人間乳哺之恩情深似海，聽說慈母遭受骨髓之痛， 誰能知道貧道心中的痛苦呢？』夜叉聽了，心中感到震驚， 直言說這裡也沒有刑罰的痕跡，和尚如此孝順，古今罕見， 不畏懼地獄的痛苦，親自前來巡視，青提夫人好像有這個人， 但影子模糊，不能完全確定。鐵水澆築成城，銅墻鐵壁， 業風雷電震動，一時吹來，到這裡的人身形都像狼一樣寂寞。 勸告阇梨（Ajari，阿阇梨的另一種音譯，意為導師）早點回去吧，在這裡徒勞地尋找， 不如早點去見如來佛，捶胸懊惱又有什麼用呢？』
目連聽說了地獄的艱難，立即擲出缽，騰空而起。須臾之間，就到了娑羅林（Sala Grove）的地方，繞佛三圈，然後坐在一旁，瞻仰佛的尊容，眼睛片刻也不離開，說道：『世尊，我所缺少的事情。』如來佛說：『已經遠遠地追尋，放縱你的心意，走遍了天地。』
阿取（A qu，無法確定具體含義，根據上下文推測可能是一種咒語或感嘆詞）惟得生天（only to be born in heaven）。
【English Translation】 English version (Maudgalyayana) went between the various hells, arriving at one hell. He asked the warden: 'Is there a Lady Qingti (Qingti Furen, Lady Qingti) in this hell?' The warden replied: 'Lady Qingti is the mother of a monk.' Maudgalyayana asked: 'Is she my kind mother?' The warden told the monk: 'Three years ago, a Lady Qingti also came to this hell, and later she was requested by Avici Hell (Avici Hell) and is now in Avici Hell.' Maudgalyayana was very sad after hearing this and fainted. After a long time, he woke up. He gradually walked forward and met a Rakshasa (Rakshasa), who was guarding the road, and asked him.
Maudgalyayana walked, his heart filled with sorrow and worry, swords scattered on the roadside like weeds. Listening carefully, he heard from afar the great winds blowing between the hells, making a miserable howling sound. Because of missing his kind mother, his heart was broken, but he was not afraid of the difficulties ahead and continued to move forward. Suddenly, he met the Yaksa King (Yaksa King), who pressed his sword and sat on a snake, blocking the middle of the road. Maudgalyayana said: 'This poor monk is a disciple of Sakyamuni Buddha (Sakyamuni Buddha), Having attained the threefold wisdom (threefold wisdom), he can escape the cycle of birth and death. Alas, my kind mother, named Qingti, Her soul fell here after death. I have come to inspect the various hells, Asking them, they all said they did not have this person. Recently, I heard that my mother was sent to Avici Hell. General, you should also know about this matter. Please tell me the truth, do not hesitate.' 'The kindness of breastfeeding in the human world is as deep as the sea. Hearing that my kind mother is suffering from bone marrow pain, Who can know the pain in this poor monk's heart?' The Yaksa was shocked when he heard this, He said directly that there were no traces of punishment here either. It is rare in ancient and modern times for a monk to be so filial, Not fearing the suffering of hell, he personally came to inspect. Lady Qingti seems to exist, But the shadow is blurred and cannot be completely determined. Iron is poured into a city, with copper walls and iron walls, The karmic wind and thunder shake, blowing at once, and the bodies of those who come here are as lonely as wolves. Advise Ajari (Ajari, another transliteration of Acharya, meaning teacher) to go back early, searching here in vain, It is better to go and see the Tathagata Buddha (Tathagata Buddha) early, what is the use of beating your chest in regret?'
Maudgalyayana heard about the difficulty of hell, and immediately threw the bowl and rose into the air. In a moment, he arrived at the Sala Grove (Sala Grove), circled the Buddha three times, and then sat aside, looking up at the Buddha's venerable face, his eyes not leaving for a moment, and said: 'World Honored One, the things I lack.' The Tathagata Buddha said: 'I have been chasing far away, indulging your mind, and traveling all over the world.'
A qu (A qu, the specific meaning cannot be determined, it may be a mantra or exclamation based on the context) only to be born in heaven.
上 慈母不曾重會面 聞道阿鼻見受罪 思之不覺肝腸斷 猛大龍蛇難向前 造次無由作方便 如來神力移山海 一切眾生多受戀 臣急由來解告君 如何慈母重相見 世尊喚言大目連 且莫悲哀泣 世間之罪由如繩 不是他家尼碾來 火急將吾錫丈與 能除八難及三災 但知勤念吾名字 地獄應為如開
目連丞佛威力騰身向下急如風箭。須臾之間即至阿鼻地獄。空中見五十個牛頭馬腦羅剎夜叉。牙如劍樹口似血盆。聲如雷鳴眼如掣電。向天曹當直逢著目連遙報言。和尚莫來此間不是好道。此是地獄之路。西邊黑煙之中總是獄中毒氣。吸著和尚化為灰塵處。和尚不聞道阿鼻地獄鐵石過之皆得殃。
地獄為言何處在 西邊怒那黑煙中 目連唸佛若恒沙 地獄無來是我家 拭淚空中遙錫杖 鬼神當即倒如麻 白汗交流如雨濕 昏迷不覺自噓嗟 手中放卻三慢棒 臂上遙拋六舌叉 如來遣我看慈母 阿鼻地獄救波吒 目連不往騰身過 獄卒相看不敢遮
目連行前至一地獄。相去一百餘步。被大氣吸著而欲仰倒。其阿鼻地獄且鐵城高崚莽蕩連雲。劍戟森林刀槍重疊。劍樹千尋以芳撥針刺相楷。刀山萬仞橫連讒巖亂倒。猛大犁淡似云吼啕跟滿天
【現代漢語翻譯】 現代漢語譯本 上：慈母不曾再次相見 聽說她在阿鼻地獄（Avici Hell，佛教中最底層的地獄）受罪，思念起來不覺肝腸寸斷。 猛烈的大龍和蛇難以向前，倉促之間無法提供任何幫助。 如來的神力可以移動山海，一切眾生都多受情愛的牽絆。 我急忙前來向您稟告，如何才能與慈母再次相見？ 世尊呼喚大目連（Mahāmaudgalyāyana，釋迦牟尼佛的十大弟子之一）說：『暫且不要悲哀哭泣， 世間的罪孽就像繩索一樣，不是別人強加給她的。 趕快拿我的錫杖（khakkhara，佛教僧侶使用的手杖）去，它能消除八難和三災。 只要勤念我的名字，地獄應該就會像打開一樣。』
目連憑藉佛的威力，騰身向下，像箭一樣急速。須臾之間就到了阿鼻地獄。在空中看見五十個牛頭馬面的羅剎（Rakshasa，惡鬼）和夜叉（Yaksa，半神），牙齒像劍樹，嘴巴像血盆，聲音像雷鳴，眼睛像閃電。向天曹當值的獄卒遠遠地向目連報告說：『和尚不要來這裡，這裡不是好地方。』 『這是地獄之路，西邊黑煙之中都是地獄的毒氣，吸入后和尚會被化為灰塵。和尚難道沒聽說過阿鼻地獄連鐵石經過都會遭殃嗎？』
地獄要問在何處？就在西邊那片充滿憤怒的黑煙中。 目連唸佛如恒河沙數，地獄對我來說就像家一樣。 擦乾眼淚在空中遙舉錫杖，鬼神當即倒地如麻。 嚇得他們白汗交流如雨濕，昏迷不覺地自言自語。 手中放下了三慢棒，臂上遠遠地拋開了六舌叉。 如來派遣我來看望慈母，從阿鼻地獄中救出波吒（缽多羅，意為食物）。 目連不顧一切地騰身而過，獄卒們相看，卻不敢阻攔。
目連向前走，來到一處地獄，相距一百多步，就被強大的氣流吸住，幾乎要仰面倒下。那阿鼻地獄的鐵城高聳入雲，劍戟如森林般密集，刀槍重重疊疊。劍樹高達千尋，以芳撥針互相刺傷。刀山萬仞橫亙，連線著險峻的山巖，混亂地倒塌。猛烈的大犁發出像云一樣的吼叫，充滿整個天空。
【English Translation】 English version Above: The kind mother has not been met again. Hearing that she is suffering in Avici Hell (the deepest hell in Buddhism), thinking of it breaks my heart. Fierce dragons and snakes make it difficult to move forward, and there is no way to offer help in haste. The Buddha's divine power can move mountains and seas, but all beings are mostly bound by love. I have come urgently to report to you, how can I meet my kind mother again? The World-Honored One called out to Mahāmaudgalyāyana (one of the ten great disciples of Shakyamuni Buddha) and said: 'Do not grieve and weep for now, The sins of the world are like ropes, not imposed by others. Quickly take my khakkhara (a Buddhist monk's staff), it can eliminate the eight difficulties and three calamities. As long as you diligently recite my name, hell should be like opening up.'
Maudgalyayana, relying on the Buddha's power, soared downwards as fast as an arrow. In an instant, he arrived at Avici Hell. In the air, he saw fifty Rakshasas (demons) and Yakshas (semi-divine beings) with ox heads and horse faces, their teeth like sword trees, their mouths like blood basins, their voices like thunder, and their eyes like lightning. The jailers on duty in the heavenly court reported to Maudgalyayana from afar, saying: 'Monk, do not come here, this is not a good place.' 'This is the road to hell, and the black smoke to the west is full of hell's poisonous gas. If inhaled, the monk will be turned to ashes. Has the monk not heard that even iron and stone will suffer in Avici Hell?'
Where is hell to be found? It is in that black smoke full of anger to the west. Maudgalyayana recites the Buddha's name as numerous as the sands of the Ganges, hell is like home to me. Wiping away tears, he raised his staff in the air from afar, and the ghosts and gods immediately fell to the ground like hemp. They were so frightened that their white sweat flowed like rain, and they muttered to themselves in a daze. They released the three slow clubs from their hands and threw away the six-tongued forks from their arms. The Buddha sent me to see my kind mother and rescue Poṭa (food) from Avici Hell. Maudgalyayana soared past regardless, and the jailers looked at each other but dared not stop him.
Maudgalyayana walked forward to a hell, about a hundred steps away, and was sucked in by the strong air current, almost falling backwards. The iron city of Avici Hell was towering into the clouds, the swords and halberds were as dense as a forest, and the knives and spears were stacked upon each other. The sword trees were thousands of feet high, stabbing each other with fragrant needles. The knife mountains were ten thousand feet high, horizontally connected to the steep cliffs, collapsing in chaos. The fierce plows roared like clouds, filling the entire sky.
。劍輪簇簇似星明灰塵模地 鐵蛇吐火四面張鱗。銅狗吸菸三邊振吠。蒺蘺空中亂下穿其男子之胸。錐鉆天上旁飛剜刺女人背。鐵杷踔眼赤血西流。銅叉剉腰白䐧東引。於是刀山入爐炭髑髏碎骨肉爛筋皮折手瞻斷。碎肉迸殘於四門之外。凝血滂沛于獄壚之畔。聲號叫天岌岌汗汗。雷□地隱隱岸岸。向上雲煙散散漫漫。向下鐵鏘撩撩亂亂。箭毛鬼嘍嘍嘍竄竄。銅嘴鳥咤咤叫叫喚。獄卒數萬餘人總是牛頭馬面。饒君鐵石為心。亦得亡魂瞻戰處。
目連執錫向前聽 爲念阿鼻意轉盈 一切獄中皆有息 此個阿鼻不見得 恒沙之眾同時入 共變其身作一刑 忽若無入獨身入 其身亦滿鐵圍城 案難案難振鐵 吸岌云空 轟轟鏘鏘栝地雄 長蛇皎皎三曾黑 大鳥崖柴兩翅青 萬道紅爐扇廣炭 千重赤炎迸流星 東西鐵鉆讒兇觔 左右銅鉸石眼精 金鏘亂下如風雨 鐵計空中似灌傾 哀哉苦哉難可忍 更交腹下長釘 目連見以唱其哉 專心念佛幾十回 風吹毒氣遙呼吸 看著身為一聚灰 一振黑城關鎖落 再振明門兩扇開 目連那邊伋未喚 獄卒擎支便出來 和尚欲覓阿誰訊息 其城闊廣萬由旬 卒倉沒人開閉得 刀劍皛光阿點點 受罪之人愁懺懺
【現代漢語翻譯】 現代漢語譯本： 劍輪簇簇，像星星一樣明亮，灰塵遮蔽大地，鐵蛇吐著火焰，四面張開鱗片。銅狗吸著煙霧，三邊發出吠叫。蒺藜從空中紛紛落下，穿透男子的胸膛。錐子和鉆子在天上四處飛舞，剜刺女人的背部。鐵耙挖出眼睛，鮮紅的血向西流淌。銅叉砍斷腰部，白色的肉向東拉扯。於是，刀山進入爐火，頭骨破碎，骨肉腐爛，筋脈斷裂，面板折斷，手掌被砍斷。碎肉飛濺到四門之外，凝結的血在監獄熔爐旁邊匯聚成一片。哀號的聲音響徹天空，岌岌可危，汗流浹背。雷聲轟鳴，大地隱隱震動。向上看，雲煙散漫飄渺；向下看，鐵器撞擊聲撩亂嘈雜。箭毛鬼嘍嘍地竄動，銅嘴鳥喳喳地叫喚。獄卒數萬人，都是牛頭馬面的模樣。即使你的心像鋼鐵一樣堅硬，也會讓亡魂感到恐懼戰慄。
目連（Maudgalyayana，佛陀十大弟子之一，以神通著稱）手持錫杖向前走，因為想到阿鼻地獄（Avīci，八大地獄中最苦之處）而更加悲傷。一切地獄中都有喘息的機會，唯獨這阿鼻地獄看不到一絲希望。無數的眾生同時進入，共同承受一種刑罰。有時好像沒有人進入，有時又好像只有自己進入，但自己的身體卻充滿了整個鐵圍城（Cakravāda，圍繞世界的鐵墻）。案難案難，鐵鏈震動，吸岌云空。轟轟鏘鏘，聲音雄壯地響徹大地。長蛇閃耀著光芒，但三重都是黑色的。大鳥張開翅膀，兩翅都是青色的。萬道紅爐扇動著廣闊的炭火，千重赤炎迸發出流星般的火花。東西兩邊，鐵鉆殘酷地折磨著筋骨；左右兩邊，銅鉸閃爍著石頭的光芒。金色的撞擊聲像風雨一樣亂下，鐵製的刑具像傾盆大雨一樣從空中落下。哀哉，苦哉，難以忍受，還要在腹下釘上長釘。目連看到這些，唱出了悲嘆之聲，專心念佛幾十回。風吹來有毒的氣息，遠遠地呼吸著，看著自己的身體化為一堆灰燼。一振錫杖，黑色的城門關鎖脫落；再振錫杖，明亮的城門兩扇打開。目連還沒有來得及呼喚，獄卒就擎著刑具走了出來。和尚你想要尋找誰的訊息？這座城市寬廣無邊，有萬由旬（Yojana，古印度長度單位）之遙，獄卒們沒有人能夠打開或關閉它。刀劍閃耀著寒光，阿點點，受罪的人們愁眉苦臉，懺悔不已。
【English Translation】 English version: The sword wheels clustered together, shining like stars, dust covering the earth. Iron snakes spewed flames, scales spread in all directions. Copper dogs inhaled smoke, barking vibrantly on three sides. Caltrops fell from the sky in disarray, piercing the chests of men. Cones and drills flew sideways in the heavens, gouging and stabbing the backs of women. Iron rakes gouged out eyes, crimson blood flowing westward. Copper forks chopped at waists, white flesh pulled eastward. Thereupon, the mountain of knives entered the furnace, skulls shattered, flesh rotted, tendons snapped, skin tore, hands were severed. Shredded flesh splattered beyond the four gates, congealed blood pooled beside the prison furnace. Cries of agony echoed to the heavens, precarious and drenched in sweat. Thunder rumbled, the earth trembled faintly. Upward, clouds and smoke scattered and drifted; downward, the clanging of iron was chaotic and disordered. Arrow-haired demons scurried about, copper-mouthed birds cawed and shrieked. Tens of thousands of jailers, all with the heads of oxen and the faces of horses. Even if your heart were made of iron and stone, you would still find the souls trembling in fear.
Maudgalyayana (one of the ten great disciples of the Buddha, known for his supernatural powers) held his staff and walked forward, his sorrow deepening as he thought of Avīci (the most painful of the eight great hells). In all other hells there is a moment of respite, but in this Avīci there is no hope to be seen. Countless beings enter at the same time, collectively enduring one form of punishment. Sometimes it seems as if no one enters, sometimes it seems as if only oneself enters, yet one's body fills the entire Cakravāda (the iron wall surrounding the world). Ānanda, Ānanda, the iron chains vibrate, the sky is filled with sighs. The booming and clanging sounds resound heroically across the earth. The long snake gleams, but is threefold black. The great bird spreads its wings, both wings are blue. Ten thousand red furnaces fan vast coals, a thousand layers of crimson flames burst forth like shooting stars. To the east and west, iron drills cruelly torment sinews and bones; to the left and right, copper hinges gleam with stony eyes. Golden clangs fall like wind and rain, iron instruments pour down from the sky like a torrential downpour. Alas, how bitter, how unbearable, and long nails are driven into the abdomen. Seeing this, Maudgalyayana chanted a lament, wholeheartedly reciting the Buddha's name dozens of times. The wind blows poisonous air, breathing it in from afar, watching his body turn into a pile of ashes. With one shake of the staff, the black city gate locks fall; with another shake, the bright city gate opens on both sides. Before Maudgalyayana could call out, the jailers came out carrying instruments of torture. Monk, whose news do you seek? This city is boundless, ten thousand Yojana (an ancient Indian unit of length) in extent, and none of the jailers can open or close it. Swords gleam with cold light, Ā-diǎn-diǎn, the suffering people are filled with sorrow and remorse.
大火終融滿地明 煙霧滿滿悵天黑 忽見阇梨於此立 又復從來不相識 縱由算當更無人 應是三寶慈悲力 獄主啟言和尚緣 何事開他地獄門
報言。貧道不開阿誰開。和尚寄物來開。獄主問言。寄是沒物來開。目連啟獄主。寄十二環錫杖來開。獄卒又問。和尚緣何事來至此。目連啟言。貧道阿孃名青提夫人。故來訪覓看。獄主聞語卻入獄中高樓之上。迢白幡打鐵鼓。第一隔中有青提夫人已否。第一隔中無。過到第二隔中。迢黑幡打鐵鼓。第二隔中有青提夫已否。第二隔中亦無。過到第三隔中。迢黃幡打鐵鼓。第三隔中有青提夫人已否。亦無。過到第四隔中亦無。即至第五隔中問亦道無。過到第六隔中亦道無青提夫人。獄卒行至第七隔中。迢碧幡打鐵鼓。第七隔中有青提夫人已否。其時青提第七隔中身上下四十九道長釘鼎在鐵床之上不敢應。更問第七隔中有青提夫人已否。若看覓青提夫人者。罪身即是早個緣甚不應恐畏。獄主更將別處受苦所以不敢應。報言。門外有一三寶。剃除髭發身披法服稱言是兒故來訪看。青提夫人人聞語良久思惟報言。獄主我無兒子出家不是莫錯。獄主聞語卻回行至高樓報言。和尚緣有何事詐認獄中罪人是阿孃緣沒事謾語。目連聞語悲泣雨淚啟言獄主。貧道解□傳語錯
【現代漢語翻譯】 現代漢語譯本： 大火最終融化了滿地的光明，煙霧瀰漫，令人悵惘，天空一片黑暗。 忽然看見一位阇梨（Acharya，阿阇梨，指精通經律、堪為師範的僧人）站在這裡，又好像從來不認識。 即使按照推算應當不會有人，這應該是三寶（Buddha，Dharma，Sangha，佛、法、僧）慈悲的力量。 獄主（獄卒之首）開口問道：『和尚（對僧人的尊稱）有什麼因緣，為何要打開這地獄之門？』
目連（Maudgalyāyana，佛陀十大弟子之一，以神通著稱）回答說：『貧道（僧人自謙之稱）不開，誰來開？是和尚寄來的東西打開的。』獄主問道：『寄來的是什麼東西打開的？』目連告訴獄主：『寄來的是十二環錫杖（khakkhara，比丘所持的杖）打開的。』獄卒又問：『和尚因為什麼事來到這裡？』目連回答說：『貧道的母親名叫青提夫人（Queen Qingti），所以前來尋找探望。』獄主聽了這話，就回到獄中的高樓之上，舉起白幡敲打鐵鼓，問道：『第一層地獄中有沒有青提夫人？』回答說：『第一層地獄中沒有。』於是到第二層地獄，舉起黑幡敲打鐵鼓，問道：『第二層地獄中有沒有青提夫人？』回答說：『第二層地獄中也沒有。』於是到第三層地獄，舉起黃幡敲打鐵鼓，問道：『第三層地獄中有沒有青提夫人？』回答說：『也沒有。』於是到第四層地獄也沒有，到第五層地獄詢問也說沒有，到第六層地獄也說沒有青提夫人。獄卒走到第七層地獄，舉起碧幡敲打鐵鼓，問道：『第七層地獄中有沒有青提夫人？』這時青提夫人在第七層地獄中，身上下有四十九道長釘，被釘在鐵床之上，不敢應聲。獄卒又問：『第七層地獄中有沒有青提夫人？』（青提夫人心想）『如果是在尋找青提夫人，我這個罪身就是，早該應聲，為什麼因為恐懼而不應聲呢？』獄主會把我帶到別處受苦，所以不敢應聲。獄卒回答說：『門外有一位三寶弟子，剃除了鬚髮，身披法服，自稱是你的兒子，所以前來探望。』青提夫人聽了這話，良久思索，回答說：『獄主，我沒有兒子出家，不要弄錯了。』獄主聽了這話，就回去走到高樓上，報告說：『和尚因為什麼事，要冒認獄中的罪人是你的母親？沒事不要亂說話。』目連聽了這話，悲傷地流下眼淚，告訴獄主：『貧道理解……傳話錯了。』
【English Translation】 English version: The great fire eventually melted the light on the ground, smoke filled the air, causing melancholy, and the sky was dark. Suddenly, I saw an Acharya (Acharya, referring to a monk proficient in scriptures and discipline, worthy of being a teacher) standing here, yet it seemed like I had never met him before. Even if calculations suggested that no one should be here, it must be the compassionate power of the Three Jewels (Buddha, Dharma, Sangha). The chief of the prison (head of the prison guards) opened his mouth and asked, 'Venerable Monk (a respectful term for monks), what is the cause, why open this gate of hell?'
Maudgalyāyana (one of the ten great disciples of the Buddha, known for his supernatural powers) replied, 'If I, the poor monk (a humble term used by monks), don't open it, who will? It was opened by something the monk sent.' The chief of the prison asked, 'What was sent that opened it?' Maudgalyāyana told the chief of the prison, 'It was opened by the twelve-ringed khakkhara (a staff carried by monks).' The prison guard then asked, 'Why has the Venerable Monk come here?' Maudgalyāyana replied, 'My mother is named Queen Qingti, so I have come to seek and visit her.' Upon hearing this, the chief of the prison returned to the high tower in the prison, raised a white banner and beat an iron drum, asking, 'Is Queen Qingti in the first level of hell?' The reply was, 'She is not in the first level.' So he went to the second level, raised a black banner and beat an iron drum, asking, 'Is Queen Qingti in the second level of hell?' The reply was, 'She is not in the second level either.' So he went to the third level, raised a yellow banner and beat an iron drum, asking, 'Is Queen Qingti in the third level of hell?' The reply was, 'She is not there either.' So he went to the fourth level, and she was not there either. He went to the fifth level and asked, and they said she was not there. He went to the sixth level and they also said Queen Qingti was not there. The prison guard went to the seventh level, raised a blue banner and beat an iron drum, asking, 'Is Queen Qingti in the seventh level of hell?' At this time, Queen Qingti was in the seventh level, with forty-nine long nails piercing her body, nailed to an iron bed, and she dared not answer. The prison guard asked again, 'Is Queen Qingti in the seventh level of hell?' (Queen Qingti thought) 'If they are looking for Queen Qingti, then I, this sinful body, am she, and I should have answered earlier, why am I not answering because of fear?' The chief of the prison will take me elsewhere to suffer, so I dare not answer. The prison guard replied, 'Outside the gate is a disciple of the Three Jewels, who has shaved his head and beard, and is wearing monastic robes, claiming to be your son, so he has come to visit.' Upon hearing this, Queen Qingti pondered for a long time and replied, 'Chief of the prison, I have no son who has become a monk, don't be mistaken.' Upon hearing this, the chief of the prison went back to the high tower and reported, 'Venerable Monk, why are you falsely claiming a prisoner in hell to be your mother? Don't speak nonsense if there is nothing to say.' Upon hearing this, Maudgalyāyana wept tears of sorrow and told the chief of the prison, 'I understand... the message was wrong.'
。頻道小時目羅卜。父母亡沒已后投佛出家剃除髭發號曰大目乾連。獄主莫瞋更問一回去。獄主聞語卻回至第七隔中報言罪人。門外三寶小時目羅卜。父母終沒已后投佛出家剃除髭發號曰大目乾連。青提夫人聞語。門外三寶若小時字羅卜是也。罪身一寸腸嬌子。獄主聞語決起青提夫人□□卻四十九道長釘鐵鎖腰生杖圍繞。驅出門外母子相見處。
生杖魚鱗似雲集 千年之罪未可知 七孔之中流血汁 猛火從娘口中出 蒺蘺步從空入 由如五百乘破車聲 腰脊豈能于管拾 獄卒擎又左右遮 牛頭杷鎖東西立 一步一倒向前來 目連抱母號悲泣 哭曰由如不孝順 殃及慈母落三塗 積善之家有餘慶 皇天只沒殺無事 阿孃昔日勝潘安 如今燋悴頓摧濺 曾聞地獄多辛苦 今日方知行路難 一從遭禍取娘死 每日墳陵常祭祀 娘娘得食吃已否 一過容顏總燋悴 阿孃既得目連言 嗚呼怕搦淚交連 昨與我兒生死隔 誰知今日重團圓 阿孃生時不修福 十惡之愆皆具足 當時不用我兒言 受此阿鼻大地獄 阿孃昔日極芬榮 出入羅偉錦障行 那勘受此泥梨苦 變作千年餓鬼行 口裡千回拔出舌 兇前百過鐵犁耕 骨節筋皮隨處斷 不勞刀
【現代漢語翻譯】 現代漢語譯本 頻道小時目羅卜（Pindola Bharadvaja，賓度羅跋羅墮阇）。父母去世后，他皈依佛門，剃除了鬚髮，法號大目乾連（Mahāmaudgalyāyana，摩訶目犍連）。獄卒莫要生氣，再問一次。獄卒聽了這話，回到第七層牢房，稟告罪人。門外有三寶，小時候名叫羅卜。父母去世后，他皈依佛門，剃除了鬚髮，法號大目乾連。青提夫人（不確定是否為 Maudgalyāyana 母親的名字，待考證）聽了這話。門外的三寶，如果小時候名叫羅卜，那就是我那可憐的孩子。獄卒聽了這話，立刻起身，將青提夫人用四十九道長釘鐵鎖鎖住腰部，並用木杖圍繞。驅趕出門外，讓母子相見。
木杖如魚鱗般密集，千年的罪孽難以估量。 七竅之中流出鮮血，猛火從孃的口中噴出。 蒺藜步步從空中落下，猶如五百輛破車的聲音。 腰椎脊骨怎能用管子拾起，獄卒擎著又左右遮擋。 牛頭獄卒拿著耙鎖東西站立，一步一倒地向前走來。 目連抱著母親號啕大哭，哭訴道都是因為兒子不孝順。 殃及慈母落入三惡道，積善之家才有餘慶。 皇天白白殺人無事，阿孃昔日勝過潘安。 如今憔悴不堪頓然衰敗，曾聽聞地獄多辛苦。 今日方知行路艱難，自從遭遇禍事孃親去世。 每日墳前經常祭祀，娘娘是否能吃到食物？ 一過容顏總顯憔悴，阿孃聽到了目連的話。 嗚呼哽咽淚流滿面，昨日與我兒生死相隔。 誰知今日又能重逢團圓，阿孃生前不修福德。 十惡之罪全都具備，當時不聽我兒的勸告。 才受這阿鼻大地獄之苦，阿孃昔日極其榮華。 出入都有綾羅錦緞遮擋，怎能忍受這泥犁之苦。 變成千年餓鬼之身，口裡千百次拔出舌頭。 胸前無數次被鐵犁耕過，骨節筋皮隨處斷裂。 不用刀割。
【English Translation】 English version Pindola Bharadvaja (頻道小時目羅卜). After his parents passed away, he renounced the world and became a monk, shaving his head and beard, and was named Mahāmaudgalyāyana (大目乾連). Jailer, don't be angry, ask one more time. Hearing this, the jailer returned to the seventh level of the prison and reported to the prisoner. Outside the gate is the Three Jewels, who was called 'Luobu' (羅卜) when he was young. After his parents passed away, he renounced the world and became a monk, shaving his head and beard, and was named Mahāmaudgalyāyana. Lady Qingti (青提夫人) (uncertain if this is the name of Maudgalyāyana's mother, to be verified) heard this. The Three Jewels outside the gate, if he was called 'Luobu' when he was young, then that is my poor child. Hearing this, the jailer immediately got up and bound Lady Qingti with forty-nine long nails and iron chains around her waist, and surrounded her with wooden staffs. He drove her out of the gate to where the mother and son could meet.
The wooden staffs gathered like fish scales, the sins of a thousand years are immeasurable. Blood flowed from the seven orifices, fierce fire spewed from the mother's mouth. Tribulus caltrops fell step by step from the sky, like the sound of five hundred broken carts. How could the lumbar spine be picked up with a tube, the jailers held them up and blocked them left and right. Ox-headed jailers stood east and west with rakes and locks, staggering forward step by step. Maudgalyāyana hugged his mother and cried bitterly, lamenting that it was all because his son was unfilial. Calamity befell his compassionate mother, causing her to fall into the three evil realms, only families that accumulate good deeds have surplus blessings. The heavens kill people for no reason, in the past, mother was more beautiful than Pan An. Now she is haggard and suddenly withered, I have heard that hell is very hard. Today I know how difficult it is to walk, since the disaster happened and my mother passed away. I often offer sacrifices at the grave every day, has mother been able to eat? Once past, her face always looks haggard, mother heard Maudgalyāyana's words. Sobbing and choked with tears, yesterday I was separated from my son by life and death. Who knew that today we could reunite again, mother did not cultivate blessings during her lifetime. All ten evil deeds were complete, at that time I did not listen to my son's advice. That's why I suffer in this Avici Great Hell, mother was extremely glorious in the past. Entering and exiting were covered with silk and brocade, how could I endure this Naraka suffering. Transformed into a thousand-year-old hungry ghost, pulling out my tongue thousands of times from my mouth. My chest has been plowed by iron plows countless times, my bones, joints, and skin are broken everywhere. No need for knives.
劍自彫零 一向須臾千過死 於時唱道卻回生 入此獄中同受苦 一論貴賤與公卿 汝向家中勤祭祀 只得鄉閭孝順明 縱向墳中澆歷酒 不如抄寫一行經 目連哽噎啼如雨 便即回頭咨獄主 頻道須是出家兒 力小那能救慈母 五服之中相容隱 此即古來賢聖語 惟愿獄主放卻娘 我身替娘長受苦 獄主為人情性剛 嗔心默默色蒼芒 弟子雖然為獄主 斷決皆由平等王 阿孃有罪阿孃受 阿師受罪阿師當 金牌土諫無揩洗 卒亦無人輒改張 受罪只金時以至 須將刑殿上刀槍 和尚欲得阿孃出 不如歸家燒寶香 目連慈母語聲哀 獄卒擎叉兩畔催 欲至獄前而欲到 便即長悲好住來 青提夫人一個手 托著獄門回顧眄
言好住來罪身一寸長腸嬌子。
娘娘昔日行慳姤 不具來生業報恩 言作天堂沒地獄 廣殺豬羊祭鬼神 但恍其身眼下樂 寧知冥路拷亡魂 如今既受泥梨苦 方知及悟悔自家身 悔時悔亦知何道 覆水難收大□云 何時出離波咤苦 豈敢承聖重作人 阿師子如來佛弟子 足斛知之父母恩 忽若一朝登聖覺 莫望娘娘地獄受艱辛 目連既見娘娘別 恨不將身而自滅 舉身自撲
【現代漢語翻譯】 現代漢語譯本 劍刃凋零，頃刻間經歷千百次的死亡。 這時宣揚佛法，卻能死而復生，進入這地獄之中一同受苦。 不論地位高低貴賤，還是王公大臣，你若在家中勤加祭祀，也只能得到鄉里鄰居稱讚你孝順。 縱然向墳墓中傾倒祭酒，也不如抄寫一行經文。 目連（Maudgalyayana，佛陀弟子，以神通著稱）哽咽哭泣，淚如雨下，隨即回頭詢問獄卒。 頻頻需要出家的僧人，力量弱小，怎麼能夠救出慈母？ 為尊者隱瞞罪過，這是自古以來賢聖所說的話。 只願獄卒放了我的母親，我願替母親長久受苦。 獄卒為人，性情剛烈，默默生氣，臉色蒼白。 弟子雖然是獄卒，但判決都由平等王（Yama，地獄之王）決定。 母親有罪母親受，僧人有罪僧人承擔。 金牌和諫言都無法改變，獄卒也不會擅自更改。 受罪的時間一到，必須將罪犯押上刑殿，動用刀槍。 和尚你想要你的母親出去，不如回家燒香祈禱。 目連的母親聲音哀切，獄卒拿著叉子在兩旁催促。 將要走到監獄前，卻又想停下來，長聲悲嘆，好好地待著吧。 青提夫人（目連之母）伸出一隻手，扶著獄門，回頭看了一眼。 說：『好好地待著吧，罪人的身體，一寸長的腸子，嬌弱的兒子。』 娘娘我過去吝嗇貪婪，不積來世的功德，不報答恩情。 說有天堂沒有地獄，大量宰殺豬羊祭祀鬼神。 只顧眼前享樂，哪裡知道地府拷打亡魂？ 如今既然已經在地獄受苦，才知道醒悟後悔自己所作所為。 後悔的時候，後悔又有什麼用呢？覆水難收啊！ 什麼時候才能脫離這痛苦的地獄，怎敢期望再次投胎做人？ 阿師（Acharya，導師）您是如來佛（Tathagata，佛陀的稱號）的弟子，應該充分了解父母的恩情。 如果有一天您能證得聖覺，不要忘記娘娘在地獄所受的艱辛。 目連既然見到了母親訣別，恨不得自己立刻死去。 縱身一撲。
【English Translation】 English version The sword withers, experiencing thousands of deaths in an instant. At this time, preaching the Dharma brings rebirth, entering this hell to suffer together. Regardless of status, whether noble or lowly, or ministers of the court, if you diligently offer sacrifices at home, you will only receive praise from your neighbors for your filial piety. Even if you pour sacrificial wine on the grave, it is not as good as copying a line of scripture. Maudgalyayana (a disciple of the Buddha, known for his supernatural powers) sobbed and wept like rain, then turned to ask the jailer. Frequently needing a monk who has left home, with little strength, how can he rescue his loving mother? Concealing the faults of elders is what sages have said since ancient times. I only wish the jailer would release my mother, and I am willing to suffer for her for a long time. The jailer is a person of strong character, silently angry, with a pale face. Although I am a jailer, the judgments are all made by King Yama (the king of hell). The mother bears her own sins, and the monk bears his own sins. Golden plaques and remonstrations cannot change anything, and the jailers will not alter anything without authorization. When the time for punishment arrives, the criminals must be taken to the execution hall and subjected to swords and spears. Monk, if you want your mother to be released, you should go home and burn incense to pray. Maudgalyayana's mother's voice was mournful, and the jailers urged her on both sides with forks. About to reach the front of the prison, but wanting to stop, sighing for a long time, stay well. Lady Qingti (Maudgalyayana's mother) stretched out one hand, holding the prison door, and looked back. Saying: 'Stay well, sinful body, inch-long intestines, delicate son.' I, your mother, was stingy and greedy in the past, not accumulating merit for the next life, not repaying kindness. Saying there is heaven but no hell, slaughtering pigs and sheep in large quantities to sacrifice to ghosts and gods. Only caring about enjoying the present, how could I know that the underworld tortures the souls of the dead? Now that I am suffering in hell, I realize and regret what I have done. When regretting, what is the use of regretting? Spilled water is hard to recover! When will I be able to escape this painful hell, how dare I hope to be reborn as a human again? Acharya (teacher), you are a disciple of Tathagata (the title of the Buddha), you should fully understand the kindness of parents. If one day you attain enlightenment, do not forget the hardships your mother suffered in hell. Since Maudgalyayana saw his mother's farewell, he wished he could die immediately. Throwing himself down.
太山崩 七孔之中皆灑血 啟言娘娘且莫入 回頭更聽兒一言 母子之情天生也 乳哺之恩是自然 兒與娘娘今日別 定知相見在何年 那堪聞此诐咤苦 其心楚痛鎮懸懸 地獄不容相替代 唯知號叫大稱怨 隔是不能相救濟
兒亦隨娘娘身死獄門前。
目連見母卻入地獄切骨傷心哽噎聲嘶。遂乃舉身自撲由如五太山崩。七孔之皆流迸血流。良久而死復乃重蘇。兩手按地起來政頓衣裳。騰空往至世尊之處。
目連情地總昏昏 人語冥冥似不聞 良久沉吟而性悟 擲缽騰空問世尊 目連對佛稱怨苦 且說刀山及劍樹 蒙佛神力借餘威 得向阿鼻見慈母 鐵城煙焰火騰騰 劍刃森林數萬層 人脂碎害和銅汁 迸肉含潭血里凝 慈親容貌豈堪任 長夜遭他刀劍侵 白骨萬回登劍樹 紅顏百過上刀林 天下之中何者重 父母之情恩最深 如來是眾生慈父母 愿照愚迷方寸心 如來本自大慈悲 聞語慘地斂雙眉 眾生出沒于輪網 恰似䗧䀃兔望絲 汝母時多昔造罪 魂神一往落阿鼻 此罪劫移仍未出 非佛凡夫不可知 佛喚難徒眾等 五往冥途自救之
如來領八部龍天前後圍繞。放光動地救地獄苦。如來聚知本均
【現代漢語翻譯】 現代漢語譯本： （目連說）泰山崩塌了，七孔之中都流出了血。 啟言娘娘啊，暫且不要進去，回頭再聽兒子我說一句。 母子之情是天生的，乳哺的恩情是自然的。 兒子與娘娘今日分別，一定知道何時才能相見。 怎能忍受聽到這虛妄的痛苦，心中楚痛，一直懸著。 地獄不容許互相替代，只能號叫，大聲抱怨。 相隔著，是不能互相救濟的。
兒子也隨著娘娘身死在獄門前。
目連（Maudgalyayana，佛陀十大弟子之一，以神通著稱）見到母親卻在地獄，切骨傷心，哽咽聲嘶。於是縱身猛撲，如同五座泰山崩塌。七孔之中都流出了血。過了很久才死去，又再次甦醒。兩手按地起來，整理衣裳。騰空前往世尊（Lord Buddha）之處。
目連的情感一片昏沉，人們說話的聲音也聽不清楚。 過了很久，沉吟之後才醒悟，擲缽騰空，問世尊。 目連對佛（Buddha）訴說怨苦，並且說了刀山和劍樹的景象。 蒙佛的神力，藉著餘威，才得以向阿鼻地獄（Avici，八大地獄中最下層）見到慈母。 鐵城的煙焰，火焰騰騰，劍刃森林，數萬層。 人的脂肪碎裂，和著銅汁，迸裂的肉含在潭中，與血凝結。 慈親的容貌怎能忍受，長夜遭受刀劍的侵襲。 白骨萬次登上劍樹，紅顏百次走上刀林。 天下之中什麼最重，父母之情，恩情最深。 如來（Tathagata，佛的稱號之一）是眾生慈悲的父母，愿照亮我愚昧的心。 如來本來就大慈大悲，聽了這話，悲傷地皺起了眉頭。 眾生在輪迴的網中出沒，恰似飛蛾撲火。 你母親往昔造了很多罪，魂神一去就落入了阿鼻地獄。 此罪業劫數轉移仍然不能出來，不是佛（Buddha）和凡夫所能知道的。 佛（Buddha）呼喚難陀（Nanda，佛陀的堂弟）等弟子，前往冥途去救她。
如來（Tathagata）帶領八部龍天（Naga and Deva, eight kinds of non-human beings）前後圍繞。放光動地，救地獄之苦。如來聚集知本均（未知，可能為僧侶名）。
【English Translation】 English version: (Maudgalyayana said) Mount Tai collapsed, and blood flowed from all seven orifices. Mother, please do not enter yet, turn back and listen to one more word from your son. The affection between mother and child is innate, and the kindness of breastfeeding is natural. Your son is parting with you today, and I know not when we shall meet again. How can I bear to hear this false suffering, my heart aches and hangs heavy. Hell does not allow substitution, only wailing and loud complaints. Separated, there is no way to help each other.
Your son will also die with you, Mother, before the gates of hell.
Maudgalyayana (one of the ten great disciples of the Buddha, known for his supernatural powers) saw his mother in hell, his heart was broken, and his voice choked with sobs. Then he threw himself down, like five Mount Tai collapsing. Blood flowed from all seven orifices. After a long time, he died and then revived. He pressed his hands on the ground, straightened his clothes, and flew to where the Lord Buddha (Lord Buddha) was.
Maudgalyayana's emotions were all confused, and he could hardly hear people's voices. After a long time, after pondering, he awoke, threw his bowl into the air, and asked the Lord Buddha (Lord Buddha). Maudgalyayana complained to the Buddha (Buddha) about his suffering, and spoke of the scenes of the mountain of knives and the sword trees. Thanks to the Buddha's (Buddha) divine power, and borrowing his remaining power, he was able to see his kind mother in Avici (the lowest of the eight great hells). The smoke and flames of the iron city, the flames rising, the forest of sword blades, tens of thousands of layers. Human fat shattered, mixed with molten copper, the bursting flesh contained in the pool, congealing with blood. How can I bear to see my kind mother's face, suffering the invasion of knives and swords all night long. White bones climb the sword tree ten thousand times, and a beautiful face goes to the knife forest a hundred times. What is the heaviest thing in the world? The love of parents is the deepest kindness. The Tathagata (one of the titles of the Buddha) is the compassionate parent of all beings, may he illuminate my ignorant heart. The Tathagata (Tathagata) is inherently compassionate, and hearing these words, he sadly frowned. Beings emerge and disappear in the net of reincarnation, just like moths flying into the fire. Your mother committed many sins in the past, and her soul fell into Avici (Avici) as soon as she left. This karmic tribulation still cannot be escaped, and it is not something that Buddhas (Buddha) and ordinary people can know. The Buddha (Buddha) called Nanda (Nanda, Buddha's cousin) and other disciples to go to the underworld to save her.
The Tathagata (Tathagata) led the eight classes of Nagas and Devas (Naga and Deva, eight kinds of non-human beings) surrounded him. He released light and moved the earth, saving the suffering of hell. The Tathagata (Tathagata) gathered Zhiben Jun (unknown, possibly a monk's name).
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慈悲地獄救眾生 無數龍神八部眾 相隨一隊向前行
隱隱逸逸天上天下無如疋。
左邊沈右邊沒如山岌岌雲中出催催嵬嵬。
天堂地獄一時開 行如雨座如雷 似月圍圍海上來 獨自俄俄師子步 虎行侃侃象王回 雲中天樂吹楊柳 空里鑌芬下落梅 帝擇向前持玉寶 梵王從后奉金牌 不可論中不可論 如來神力救泉行 左右天人八部眾 東西持衛四方神 眉間豪相千般色 項后圓光五采云 地獄沾光消散盡 劍樹刀林似碎塵 獄卒沾光皆䠒跪 合掌一心而頂禮 如來今日起慈悲 地獄摧賤悉破壞 鐵丸化作磨尼寶 刀山化作琉璃地 銅汁變作功德水 清良屈由繞池流 鵝鴨鴛鴦扶淚淚 紅波夜夜碧煙生 錄樹朝朝紫雲氣 罪人總得生天上 唯有目連阿孃為餓鬼
目連蒙佛威力。得見慈母罪根深結業力難排。雖免地獄之酸墮在餓鬼之道。悲辛不等苦樂玄殊。若並前途感其百千萬倍。咽如針孔渧水不通。頭似太山三江難滿。無聞漿水之名。累月經年受饑羸之苦。遙見清源冷水。近著變作膿河。縱得美食香餐。便即化為猛火。娘娘見今飢困命若懸絲。汝若不去悲豈名孝順之子。生死路隔後會難期。欲救懸沙之危事亦
【現代漢語翻譯】 現代漢語譯本： 平。
慈悲地獄救眾生，無數龍神八部眾（佛教中的八類神祇，包括天龍八部等），相隨一隊向前行。
隱隱逸逸，天上天下無如疋（pǐ，量詞，匹）。
左邊沉，右邊沒，如山岌岌（jí jí，高聳的樣子），雲中出，催催嵬嵬（cuī cuī wéi wéi，高大的樣子）。
天堂地獄一時開，行如雨，座如雷，似月圍圍海上來，獨自俄俄（é é，遲疑的樣子）師子步（獅子的步伐，比喻威嚴），虎行侃侃（kǎn kǎn，從容的樣子），像王回，雲中天樂吹楊柳，空里鑌芬（bīn fēn，形容花瓣散落的樣子）下落梅，帝釋（佛教護法神）向前持玉寶，梵王（佛教中的天神）從后奉金牌，不可論中不可論，如來（佛的稱號）神力救泉行，左右天人八部眾，東西持衛四方神，眉間毫相（佛的三十二相之一，指眉間白毫）千般色，項后圓光五采云，地獄沾光消散盡，劍樹刀林似碎塵，獄卒沾光皆䠒（qú）跪，合掌一心而頂禮，如來今日起慈悲，地獄摧賤悉破壞，鐵丸化作磨尼寶（摩尼寶珠，象徵如意），刀山化作琉璃地，銅汁變作功德水，清涼屈由（彎曲的樣子）繞池流，鵝鴨鴛鴦扶淚淚，紅波夜夜碧煙生，錄樹（樹木）朝朝紫雲氣，罪人總得生天上，唯有目連（佛教人物，又名目犍連，釋迦牟尼十大弟子之一）阿孃為餓鬼。
目連蒙佛威力，得見慈母罪根深結，業力難排。雖免地獄之酸，墮在餓鬼之道。悲辛不等，苦樂玄殊。若並前途，感其百千萬倍。咽如針孔，渧（dì，水滴）水不通。頭似太山，三江難滿。無聞漿水之名，累月經年受饑羸（léi，瘦弱）之苦。遙見清源冷水，近著變作膿河。縱得美食香餐，便即化為猛火。娘娘見今飢困，命若懸絲。汝若不去悲，豈名孝順之子。生死路隔，後會難期。欲救懸沙之危，事亦
【English Translation】 English version: Peace.
With compassion, he saves all beings in hell; countless dragons, gods, and the eight classes of beings (Nāga, Deva, Yaksha, Gandharva, Asura, Garuda, Kinnara, and Mahoraga) follow in a line, proceeding forward.
Faint and fleeting, nothing in heaven or earth compares to a 'pi' (疋, pǐ, a measure word).
To the left, sinking; to the right, submerged; like mountains towering high, emerging from the clouds, urging on, grand and imposing.
Heaven and hell open at once; walking like rain, seated like thunder; like the moon surrounded by the sea; alone, with hesitant steps, like a lion's stride (symbolizing majesty); tigers walk leisurely, elephant kings return; heavenly music plays the willow in the clouds; fragrant petals (bin fen) fall like plum blossoms in the air; Indra (a Buddhist guardian deity) steps forward, holding a jade treasure; Brahma (a deity in Buddhism) follows behind, presenting a golden plaque; beyond description, beyond description; the Tathagata's (an epithet of the Buddha) divine power saves the spring's flow; heavenly beings and the eight classes of beings on the left and right; gods of the four directions guarding east, west, south, and north; the white hair between his eyebrows (one of the 32 marks of the Buddha) shines with a thousand colors; behind his head, a halo of five-colored clouds; hell is illuminated and vanishes completely; forests of swords and trees of knives are like shattered dust; the jailers are illuminated and kneel down, joining their palms and bowing with one heart; the Tathagata today arises with compassion; hell is destroyed and demolished; iron pellets transform into Mani jewels (wish-fulfilling jewels); mountains of knives transform into lands of lapis lazuli; molten copper transforms into waters of merit; cool and winding, flowing around the pond; geese, ducks, and mandarin ducks support tears; red waves give rise to green mist every night; the trees emit purple clouds every morning; all sinners are reborn in heaven; only Maudgalyayana's (a disciple of the Buddha) mother remains a hungry ghost.
Maudgalyayana, empowered by the Buddha's might, sees his mother's deep-rooted sins, her karmic force difficult to dispel. Though spared the bitterness of hell, she has fallen into the realm of hungry ghosts. Sorrow and joy are vastly different, suffering and happiness profoundly distinct. Compared to her previous state, she experiences a hundred thousand times more suffering. Her throat is like the eye of a needle, not even a drop of water can pass through. Her head is like Mount Tai, three rivers cannot fill it. She has not heard the name of rice water, and for months and years, she endures the pain of starvation and weakness. In the distance, she sees clear, cold water, but as she approaches, it transforms into a river of pus. Even if she obtains delicious food and fragrant meals, they immediately turn into raging fire. His mother is now starving and suffering, her life hanging by a thread. If you do not go to her with compassion, how can you be called a filial son? The paths of life and death are separated, and a future meeting is difficult to foresee. To save her from the peril of hanging by a thread, the matter is also
不應遲曉。出家之法依信施而安存。縱有常住飲食恐難消化。而辭娘娘住向王舍城中取飯與娘娘相見。目連辭母擲缽騰空。須臾之間即到王舍城中。次第乞飯行到長者門前。長者見目連非時乞食盤問逗留之處。和尚且齋已過食時已過乞飯將用何為。目連啟言。長者。貧道阿孃三過後魂神一往落阿鼻。
近得如來相救出 身如枯骨氣如絲 貧道肝腸寸寸斷 痛切傍人豈得知 計亦不合非時乞 為以慈親而食之 長者聞言大驚愕 思寸無常情不樂 金鞍永絕晶珠心 玉貌為由工莊合 但且歌但且樂 人命由由如轉燭 何覓天堂受快樂 唯聞地獄罪人多 有時吃有時著 莫學愚人貯多積 不如廣造未來因 誰能保命存朝夕 兩兩相看不覺死 錢財必莫于身惜 一朝擗手入長棺 空澆冢上知何益 智者用錢多造福 愚人持金買田宅 平生辛苦覓錢財 死後總被他分柏 長者聞語忽驚疑 三寶福田難可遇 急催左右莫交遲 家中取飯以阇梨 地獄忽然消散盡 明知諸佛不思議 長者手中執得飯 過以阇梨發大愿 非但和尚奉慈親 合獄罪人皆飽滿 目蓮乞得耕良飯 持缽將來憲慈母 於時行至大荒交 手捉金匙而自哺
青提夫人雖
【現代漢語翻譯】 現代漢語譯本 不應該耽誤時間。出家修行的法則依賴於信徒的佈施才能安穩存在。即使有寺院常住的飲食，恐怕也難以消化。因此我辭別娘娘，前往王舍城中乞食，再拿回來與娘娘相見。目連（Maudgalyayana，佛陀十大弟子之一，以神通著稱）辭別母親，將缽拋向空中，瞬間就到了王舍城中。他依次乞食，來到一位長者（wealthy householder）的門前。長者見目連在非時乞食，便詢問他逗留之處。長者說：『和尚，齋飯時間已經過了，現在乞食將用來做什麼呢？』目連回答說：『長者，貧僧的母親去世三天後，魂神墮入了阿鼻地獄（Avici Hell，佛教中最底層的地獄）。』 『近來得到如來（Tathagata，佛的稱號）相救才得以脫離，身體像枯骨一樣，氣息像遊絲一般。貧僧肝腸寸斷，這痛苦又有誰能知道呢？按理說不應該在非時乞食，但我是爲了給慈母食用啊。』長者聽了這話，非常驚愕，思量世事無常，心中不樂。金鞍永遠斷絕，晶瑩的珍珠也失去了光彩，美麗的容貌也因為死亡而需要化妝。但且歌唱，但且快樂，人的生命就像轉動的蠟燭一樣。為何要去尋找天堂享受快樂呢？只聽說地獄裡罪人眾多。有時吃，有時穿，不要學愚人那樣積攢很多。不如廣造未來的善因，誰能保證生命可以存活到明天？人們互相看著，不知不覺就死了，錢財一定不要吝惜。一旦兩手一撒進入棺材，在墳上澆奠又有什麼用呢？智者用錢多做善事，愚人拿著金錢購買田地住宅。平生辛苦尋找錢財，死後全部被他人瓜分。』 長者聽了這些話，忽然驚醒，三寶（佛、法、僧）的福田難以遇到。急忙催促左右不要遲疑，從家中取飯給這位阇梨（Acharya，阿阇梨，意為導師）。地獄的景象忽然消散殆盡，這才明白諸佛的不可思議。長者手中拿著飯，交給阇梨，發下大愿：『不只是和尚奉養慈親，愿地獄裡的罪人都能飽滿。』目連乞討到精美的飯食，拿著缽來到母親面前，當時走到荒郊野外，用金匙餵食母親。 青提夫人（Queen Qingti）雖然...
【English Translation】 English version One should not delay until dawn. The practice of leaving home relies on the offerings of believers for sustenance. Even if there is food available in the monastery, it may be difficult to digest. Therefore, I bid farewell to my lady and go to Rajagriha (Wangshecheng, a major city in ancient India) to beg for food and then return to see her. Maudgalyayana (Mulian, one of the Buddha's ten principal disciples, known for his supernatural powers) bid farewell to his mother, cast his bowl into the air, and in an instant, arrived in Rajagriha. He begged for food in order, arriving at the gate of a wealthy householder (Changzhe). The householder, seeing Maudgalyayana begging for food at an improper time, inquired about his whereabouts. The householder said, 'Venerable monk, the mealtime has passed. What will you do with the food you beg for now?' Maudgalyayana replied, 'Householder, my mother's spirit fell into Avici Hell (Abi Diyu, the lowest level of hell in Buddhism) three days after her death.' 'Recently, I was able to escape with the help of the Tathagata (Rulai, an epithet of the Buddha), but my body is like withered bones, and my breath is like a silk thread. My heart is breaking, but who can understand this pain? It is not proper to beg for food at an improper time, but I do so to feed my compassionate mother.' The householder was greatly astonished upon hearing this, contemplating the impermanence of life and feeling unhappy. Golden saddles are forever gone, and sparkling pearls have lost their luster. Beautiful faces require makeup due to death. Just sing and be happy, for human life is like a turning candle. Why seek happiness in heaven? I only hear of the many sinners in hell. Sometimes we eat, sometimes we wear, but do not learn from the foolish who accumulate much. It is better to create good causes for the future. Who can guarantee that life will last until tomorrow? People look at each other and die unknowingly. Do not be stingy with money. Once you enter the coffin, what is the use of pouring offerings on the grave?' 'Wise people use money to do good deeds, while foolish people use gold to buy fields and houses. One toils hard to find wealth in life, but after death, it is all divided by others.' The householder was suddenly awakened by these words, realizing that the field of merit of the Three Jewels (Buddha, Dharma, Sangha) is difficult to encounter. He hurriedly urged his attendants not to delay, and to bring food from the house for this Acharya (A sheli, a teacher). The vision of hell suddenly vanished, and he understood the inconceivable nature of the Buddhas. The householder held the food in his hand, gave it to the Acharya, and made a great vow: 'Not only does this monk serve his compassionate mother, but may all the sinners in hell be filled.' Maudgalyayana begged for fine food, brought the bowl to his mother, and arrived in the wilderness, where he fed his mother with a golden spoon. Queen Qingti (Qingti Furen), although...
遭地獄之苦慳貪之意未除。見兒將得飯缽來。望風即生吝惜。來者三寶即是我兒。為我人間取飯。汝等令人息我今自尞況復更能相濟。目連持飯並缽奉上。阿孃恐被侵奪。舉眼連看四伴左手障缽右手團食。食來入口變為猛火。長者雖然愿票不那慳部尤深。目連見母如斯肝膽猶如刀割。我今聲聞力劣智小人徴。唯有啟問世尊應知濟拔路具看母飯處。
天人見愿向前遞 慳貪未吃且空爭 我兒遠取人間飯 持來自擬療飢坑 獨吃猶看不飽足 諸人息意慢承忘 青提慳貪業力重 入口喉中猛火生 目連見母吃飯成猛火 渾捶自撲如山崩 耳鼻之中皆流血 哭言黃天我娘娘 南閻浮提施此飯 飯上有七尺往神光 將作是香美飲食 飯未入口成便火 口為慳貪心不改 所以連年受其罪 如今痛切更無方 業報不容相替代 世人須懷嫉妒 一落三塗罪未畢 香飲未及入咽喉 猛火從娘口中出 俗間之罪滿娑婆 唯有慳貪罪最多 火既無端從口出 明知業報不由他 一切常行平等意 亦復壽心念彌陀 但能捨卻貪心者 凈土天堂隨意至 青提喚言孝順兒 罪業之身不自亡 不得阿行邪孝道 誰肯艱辛救耶孃 見飯未能抄入口 見火無端卻損傷
【現代漢語翻譯】 現代漢語譯本： 在地獄中遭受痛苦，慳吝貪婪的意念仍然沒有消除。看見兒子將要拿著飯缽過來，遠遠望見就生出吝惜之心。來者是三寶（Buddha, Dharma, Sangha），就是我的兒子，為我在人間乞取飯食。你們這些人停止吧，讓我自己來享用，更何況還能互相救濟呢？目連（Maudgalyayana）捧著飯和缽奉上。阿孃（母親）恐怕被人侵奪，舉眼不停地看著四周的同伴，左手遮擋著缽，右手抓緊食物。食物來到口邊卻變為猛火。長者（母親）雖然願意得到票券，但是那慳吝的習性尤其深重。目連看見母親如此，肝膽猶如刀割。我現在聲聞（Śrāvaka）的力量弱小，智慧淺薄，是小人物。只有啟問世尊（Lord Buddha），應該知道救濟拔除痛苦的道路，看看母親吃飯的地方。
天人看見願望向前傳遞，慳吝貪婪還沒吃就先爭搶。 我的兒子遠取人間飯，拿著來自比療飢餓的深坑。 獨自吃還看不飽足，諸位停止念頭慢慢地承受遺忘。 青提（Qingti，目連之母）慳貪的業力深重，入口喉嚨中猛火生。 目連看見母親吃飯變成猛火，渾身捶打自己，如山崩塌。 耳鼻之中都流出血，哭著說黃天啊我的娘啊。 在南閻浮提（Jambudvipa）佈施這飯食，飯上有七尺高的神光。 將它當作是香美的飲食，飯還沒有入口就變成火。 口裡因為慳貪心不改，所以連年遭受這樣的罪過。 如今痛苦難忍更沒有辦法，業報不容許互相替代。 世人必須懷有嫉妒之心，一旦落入三塗（Three Evil Realms）罪業就沒有終結。 香甜的飲料還沒來得及進入咽喉，猛火就從孃的口中出來。 世俗間的罪過充滿娑婆（Sahā），只有慳貪的罪過最多。 火既然無緣無故地從口中出來，明明知道是業報不由他人。 一切常行平等之心，也常常以壽命之心念誦彌陀（Amitābha）。 只要能夠捨棄貪心的人，凈土（Pure Land）天堂隨意到達。 青提呼喚著孝順的兒子，罪業之身不能自己消亡。 不得到處施行邪惡的孝道，誰肯艱辛地拯救你的孃親。 看見飯食未能抄入口中，看見火焰無緣無故地卻受到損傷。
【English Translation】 English version: Suffering in hell, the thought of stinginess and greed has not yet been eliminated. Seeing her son about to bring the rice bowl, she feels stingy from afar. The one who comes is the Three Jewels (Buddha, Dharma, Sangha), who is my son, begging for food for me in the human world. You people stop, let me enjoy it myself, let alone help each other? Maudgalyayana (Mùlián) held the rice and bowl and offered it. Mother (Ā niáng) was afraid of being plundered, and kept looking around at her companions, blocking the bowl with her left hand and grabbing the food with her right hand. When the food came to her mouth, it turned into a raging fire. Although the elder (mother) was willing to get the ticket, her stingy habit was especially deep. Seeing her mother like this, Maudgalyayana's liver and gallbladder felt like they were cut by a knife. Now my Śrāvakā (Shēngwén) power is weak and my wisdom is shallow, I am a small person. I can only ask the Lord Buddha (Shìzūn), I should know the way to relieve and eliminate suffering, and see where my mother eats.
The gods saw the wish and passed it forward, stinginess and greed had not eaten and first scrambled. My son took rice from the human world from afar, holding it to compare with healing the hungry pit. Eating alone is not enough to be full, everyone stop thinking and slowly bear forgetting. Qingti (Qīngtí, Maudgalyayana's mother)'s karma of stinginess and greed is deep, and a raging fire is born in the entrance of the throat. Maudgalyayana saw his mother eating and turning into a raging fire, beating himself all over, like a mountain collapsing. Blood flowed from his ears and nose, and he cried out, 'Oh, my mother'. Giving this rice in Jambudvipa (Nán yánfú tí), there is a seven-foot-high divine light on the rice. Treat it as fragrant and delicious food, but the rice turns into fire before it enters the mouth. Because the mouth is stingy and the heart does not change, so it suffers such sins year after year. Now the pain is unbearable and there is no way, karma does not allow mutual substitution. People in the world must have jealousy, once they fall into the Three Evil Realms (Sāntú) the sin will not end. Before the sweet drink could enter the throat, a raging fire came out of the mother's mouth. The sins of the world are full of Sahā (Suōpó), only the sin of stinginess is the most. Since the fire came out of the mouth for no reason, it is clear that karma is not caused by others. Always practice equality in everything, and often recite Amitābha (Mítuó) with a heart of longevity. As long as you can give up greed, the Pure Land (Jìngtǔ) paradise will be reached at will. Qingti called out to her filial son, the sinful body cannot die by itself. Do not practice evil filial piety everywhere, who would be willing to work hard to save your mother. Seeing the food, I couldn't copy it into my mouth, but seeing the flames, I was hurt for no reason.
慳貪去得將心貪 只應過有餘殃 阿師是娘娘孝順子 與我冷水濟虛腸
目連聞阿孃索水氣咽聲嘶。思寸中間忽憶王舍城南有大水。闊浪無邊名曰洹河之水。亦應救得阿孃火難之苦。南閻浮提眾生見水即是清涼冷水。諸天見水即是琉璃寶池。鱉見此水即是潤澤。青提見水即是膿河猛火。行至水頭未見兒。咒愿更即左手托岸。良由慳右手抄水。良由貪直為慳貪心不止。水未入口便成。目連見阿孃吃飯成猛火。吃水成猛火。□胸怕憶悲號啼哭。來向佛前繞佛三匝卻住一面白言。世尊慈悲救得阿孃之苦。只今吃飯成火吃水成火。如今救得阿孃大難之苦。世尊喚言。目連汝阿孃如今未得飯吃。無過周匝一年七月十五日。廣造盂蘭盆始得飯吃。目連見阿孃饑白言。世尊每月十三十四日可不否。要須待一年之中七月十五日始得飯吃。世尊報言非。但汝阿孃當須此日廣造盂蘭盆。諸山坐禪戒下日。羅漢得道日。提婆達多罪滅日。閻羅王歡喜日。一切餓鬼總得普同飽滿。目連承佛明教。便向王舍城邊塔廟之前。轉讀大乘經典。廣罪盂蘭盆善根。阿孃就此盆中始得一頓飽飯吃。從得飯已來母子更不見。目連諸處尋覓阿孃不見。悲泣雨淚來向佛前繞佛三匝卻住一面。合掌䠒跪白言。世尊阿孃吃飯成火吃水成火。蒙世尊慈悲救得
【現代漢語翻譯】 現代漢語譯本： 慳吝貪婪之心何時才能去除？只怕是過去所造的罪孽還有剩餘的惡果。 阿師（對僧人的尊稱）啊，你真是娘娘（指其母親）孝順的兒子，請給我一些冷水來緩解我飢渴的肚子。
目連（佛弟子，神通第一）聽到母親索水，聲音哽咽嘶啞。他心中忽然想起王舍城南邊有一條大河，水面寬闊無邊，名叫洹河。或許可以用來解救母親遭受的火難之苦。在南閻浮提（我們所居住的這個世界）的眾生看來，水就是清涼的冷水；諸天（天神）看來，水就是琉璃寶池；烏龜看來，這水就是滋潤；而青提（目連之母）看來，水卻是膿血和猛火。目連來到水邊，卻不見兒子。他發願，用左手托住河岸，右手去抄水。這是因為她慳吝，右手抄水是因為她貪婪，都是因為慳貪之心沒有止息。水還沒入口，就變成了火。目連看到母親吃飯變成猛火，喝水也變成猛火，捶胸頓足，悲傷地啼哭。他來到佛前，繞佛三匝，然後站在一邊稟告說：『世尊，慈悲啊，雖然您救了我的母親，但她現在吃飯變成火，喝水也變成火，現在如何才能救她脫離這巨大的苦難？』 世尊告訴目連說：『你的母親現在還不能吃飯。要等到一年後的七月十五日，廣做盂蘭盆（一種供養儀式），才能吃到飯。』目連看到母親飢餓，稟告說：『世尊，每個月的十三、十四日不可以嗎？一定要等到一年中的七月十五日才能吃飯嗎？』世尊回答說：『不行。只有你的母親應當在那一天廣做盂蘭盆，那是諸山（各處名山）坐禪僧人結束禪修的日子，是羅漢（阿羅漢，斷絕煩惱，證得解脫的聖者）得道的日子，是提婆達多（佛陀的堂兄弟，曾試圖分裂僧團）罪業消滅的日子，是閻羅王（地獄之王）歡喜的日子，也是一切餓鬼都能普遍得到飽滿的日子。』 目連聽從佛的教誨，便來到王舍城邊的塔廟前，誦讀大乘經典，廣泛種植盂蘭盆的善根。他的母親就在這盂蘭盆中，才得到一頓飽飯吃。自從吃了這頓飯以後，母子就再也見不到了。目連四處尋找母親，卻找不到，悲傷地哭泣，來到佛前，繞佛三匝，然後站在一邊，合掌跪拜稟告說：『世尊，我的母親吃飯變成火，喝水變成火，蒙受世尊的慈悲才得以解救……』
【English Translation】 English version: When will the mind of stinginess and greed be removed? I fear there are still remaining evil consequences from past deeds. O Ashi (a respectful term for a monk), you are truly a filial son to Niangniang (referring to his mother). Please give me some cold water to relieve my hungry and thirsty stomach.
Maudgalyāyana (a disciple of the Buddha, foremost in supernatural powers) heard his mother asking for water, his voice choked and hoarse. He suddenly remembered that south of Rājagṛha (a city in ancient India) there was a large river, its waters vast and boundless, called the Vaitaraṇī River. Perhaps it could be used to relieve his mother's suffering from the torment of fire. In Jambudvīpa (the continent where we live), water is seen as cool and refreshing; to the Devas (gods), water is a lapis lazuli treasure pond; to turtles, this water is nourishing; but to Qingti (Maudgalyāyana's mother), water is pus and blood and raging fire. Maudgalyāyana came to the water's edge, but did not see his son. He vowed, using his left hand to hold the bank, and his right hand to scoop up water. This was because of her stinginess, and her right hand scooping water was because of her greed, all because the mind of stinginess and greed had not ceased. Before the water entered her mouth, it turned into fire. Maudgalyāyana saw his mother eating food turning into raging fire, drinking water also turning into raging fire, beating his chest and weeping sorrowfully. He came before the Buddha, circumambulated the Buddha three times, and then stood to one side and reported: 'World Honored One, compassionate one, although you have saved my mother, she now eats food turning into fire, and drinks water also turning into fire. How can she be saved from this great suffering?' The World Honored One told Maudgalyāyana: 'Your mother cannot eat food now. You must wait until the fifteenth day of the seventh month of the year, and extensively perform the Ullambana (a ceremony of offering) to be able to eat food.' Maudgalyāyana saw his mother's hunger and reported: 'World Honored One, can it not be done on the thirteenth and fourteenth days of each month? Must we wait until the fifteenth day of the seventh month of the year to eat food?' The World Honored One replied: 'No. Only your mother should extensively perform the Ullambana on that day, which is the day when the meditating monks of all the mountains (famous mountains) end their meditation, the day when Arhats (saints who have cut off afflictions and attained liberation) attain enlightenment, the day when Devadatta's (Buddha's cousin who tried to split the Sangha) sins are extinguished, the day when King Yama (the king of hell) rejoices, and the day when all hungry ghosts can universally receive fullness.' Maudgalyāyana followed the Buddha's teachings and came to the pagoda temple near Rājagṛha, reciting the Mahayana scriptures and extensively planting the roots of goodness of the Ullambana. His mother was able to eat a full meal in this Ullambana. Since eating this meal, the mother and son have never seen each other again. Maudgalyāyana searched everywhere for his mother, but could not find her, weeping sorrowfully, and came before the Buddha, circumambulated the Buddha three times, and then stood to one side, folded his palms and knelt down, reporting: 'World Honored One, my mother eats food turning into fire, drinks water turning into fire, and has been saved by the compassion of the World Honored One...'
阿孃火難之苦。從七月十五日得一頓飯。吃已來母子更不相見。為當墮地獄。為復向餓鬼之途。世尊報言。汝母亦不墮地獄餓鬼之途。汝轉經功德造盂蘭盆善根。汝母轉餓鬼之身向王舍城中作黑狗身去。汝欲得見阿孃者。心行平等次第乞貪。莫問貧富。行至大富長者家門前。有一黑狗出來捉汝袈裟。銜著作人語。即是汝阿孃也。目連蒙佛敕遂即托缽持盂尋覓阿孃。不問貧富坊巷行衣匝合總不見阿孃。行至一長者家門前。見一黑狗身。從宅里出來便捉目連袈裟。咸著即作人語語言。阿孃孝順子。忽是能向地獄冥路之中救阿孃來。因何不救狗身之苦。目連啟言。慈母由兒不孝順殃及慈母墮落三塗。寧作狗身於此你作餓鬼之途。阿孃喚言。孝順兒受此狗身音啞報行住坐臥得存饑。即于坑中食人不凈渴飲長流以濟虛。朝聞長者念三寶。莫聞娘子誦尊經。寧作狗身受大地不凈。耳中不聞地獄之名。目連引得阿孃往于王舍城中佛塔之前。七日七夜轉誦大乘經典懺悔念戒。阿孃乘此功德轉卻狗身。退卻狗皮掛于樹上。還得女人身。全具人扶圓滿。目連啟言。阿孃人身難得中眾國難生。佛法難聞善心難發。喚言。阿孃今得人身便即修福。目連將母于娑羅雙樹下。繞佛三匝卻住一面白言。世尊與弟子阿孃看業道已來從頭觀占更有何罪。世
【現代漢語翻譯】 現代漢語譯本 阿孃（母親）遭受火難的痛苦。從七月十五日得到一頓飯。吃完之後母子就再也沒有相見。不知道母親是墮入了地獄，還是去了餓鬼道。世尊告訴目連：『你的母親既沒有墮入地獄，也沒有去餓鬼道。你誦經的功德，以及建造盂蘭盆的善根，使你的母親脫離了餓鬼之身，轉生到王舍城中，做了一條黑狗。如果你想見到你的母親，就心懷平等，依次乞食，不要管貧富。走到一個大富長者的家門前，會有一條黑狗出來抓住你的袈裟，並且能像人一樣說話，那就是你的母親。』 目連聽從佛的指示，立刻拿著缽去尋找母親。他不分貧富，走遍了街巷，都沒有見到母親。走到一個長者家門前，看見一條黑狗從宅子里出來，抓住目連的袈裟，並且像人一樣說話：『孝順的兒子啊，你竟然能從地獄冥路中救我出來，為什麼不救我脫離狗身之苦呢？』 目連回答說：『慈母啊，因為兒子不孝順，才連累慈母墮落到三惡道。我寧願你像之前在餓鬼道一樣，也不願你做狗。』母親喊道：『孝順的兒子啊，受這狗身之苦，聲音嘶啞，報答你只能通過行走坐臥來表達飢餓。只能在糞坑中吃不乾淨的東西，喝溝渠里的髒水來充飢解渴。早上聽到長者唸誦三寶，卻聽不到女兒誦讀佛經。寧願做狗身承受大地的不凈，耳朵里也不想聽到地獄的名字。』 目連帶著母親來到王舍城中的佛塔前，七天七夜誦讀大乘經典，懺悔罪業，唸誦戒律。母親憑藉這些功德，脫離了狗身，褪去了狗皮，掛在樹上，重新獲得了女人的身體，恢復了完整的人形。目連說道：『母親啊，人身難得，在中土出生更加困難，佛法難聞，善心難發。』母親說：『我現在得到了人身，就要立刻修福。』 目連帶著母親來到娑羅雙樹下，繞佛三圈，然後站在一邊說道：『世尊，我和母親一起觀看業道，從頭到尾觀察，還有什麼罪業呢？』
【English Translation】 English version Your mother is suffering the torment of the fiery hells. Since receiving a meal on the fifteenth day of the seventh month, you and your mother have not seen each other. I don't know if she has fallen into hell or gone to the path of the hungry ghosts. The World-Honored One replied, 'Your mother has neither fallen into hell nor gone to the path of the hungry ghosts. The merit of your reciting scriptures and creating the good roots of the Ullambana has transformed your mother's hungry ghost body into a black dog in the city of Rājagṛha (Royal City). If you wish to see your mother, practice impartiality and beg for alms in order, without regard to the rich or poor. When you come to the gate of a wealthy elder's house, a black dog will come out and grab your kāṣāya (袈裟, monk's robe), and speak in human language. That is your mother.' Maudgalyāyana (目連) followed the Buddha's instructions and immediately took his bowl to seek his mother. He did not discriminate between the poor and the rich, and searched through the streets and alleys, but could not find his mother. When he came to the gate of an elder's house, he saw a black dog come out of the house and grab Maudgalyāyana's kāṣāya, and immediately speak in human language, saying, 'Filial son, you were able to save me from the dark paths of hell, why don't you save me from the suffering of being a dog?' Maudgalyāyana replied, 'Compassionate mother, it is because of my unfilial conduct that you have fallen into the three evil realms. I would rather you be in the path of the hungry ghosts than be a dog.' His mother cried out, 'Filial son, suffering this dog's body, my voice is hoarse, and I can only express my hunger through walking, standing, sitting, and lying down. I can only eat unclean things in the pit and drink from the long streams to quench my thirst. In the morning, I hear the elder reciting the Three Jewels, but I do not hear my daughter reciting the honored scriptures. I would rather be a dog and endure the impurity of the earth than hear the name of hell in my ears.' Maudgalyāyana led his mother to the front of the Buddha's stupa (佛塔, pagoda) in Rājagṛha, and for seven days and seven nights, he recited the Mahāyāna (大乘, Great Vehicle) scriptures, repented of his sins, and recited the precepts. By virtue of this merit, his mother was freed from her dog's body, shed her dog's skin, which was hung on a tree, and regained her woman's body, fully restored to human form. Maudgalyāyana said, 'Mother, it is difficult to obtain a human body, and even more difficult to be born in the central lands, difficult to hear the Dharma (佛法, Buddha's teachings), and difficult to generate a good heart.' His mother said, 'Now that I have obtained a human body, I will immediately cultivate blessings.' Maudgalyāyana took his mother to the Sāla (娑羅) trees, circumambulated the Buddha three times, and then stood to one side and said, 'World-Honored One, my mother and I have observed the path of karma (業道, karmic path) from beginning to end. What other sins are there?'
尊不違目連之語。從三業道觀看更率私之罪。目連見母罪滅心甚歡喜啟言。阿孃歸去來閻浮提世界不堪停。生住死本來無住處。西方佛國最為精。敢得能奉引其前。亦得天女來迎接。一往仰前受快樂。最初說偈度俱輪。當時此經時。有八萬涅槃八萬僧八萬優婆塞八萬姨。作禮圍繞歡喜信受奉行。
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貞明漆年辛巳歲四月十六日凈土寺學郎薛安俊寫 張保達文書
【現代漢語翻譯】 現代漢語譯本：
尊重不違背目連（Maudgalyayana，佛陀十大弟子之一，以神通著稱）所說的話。從身、口、意三業的道理來看，更加顯露出母親的罪過。目連見母親罪業消除，心中非常歡喜，於是稟告說：『阿孃（母親），該回去了，閻浮提（Jambudvipa，我們所居住的這個世界）世界不適合久留。生、住、死本來就沒有固定的處所。西方佛國最為殊勝。我願意在前面引導，也能得到天女前來迎接。一旦前往就能享受快樂。』最初說偈語度化俱輪（Kulun）。當時誦讀此經時，有八萬涅槃（Nirvana，佛教術語，指解脫）者，八萬僧人，八萬優婆塞（Upasaka，在家男居士），八萬姨母。他們行禮圍繞，歡喜信受奉行。
《大目犍連變文》一卷
貞明漆年辛巳歲四月十六日凈土寺學郎薛安俊書寫 張保達文書
【English Translation】 English version:
Respecting and not violating the words of Maudgalyayana (one of the ten principal disciples of the Buddha, known for his supernatural powers). Examining the sins of his mother more closely from the perspective of the three karmic paths of body, speech, and mind. Maudgalyayana, seeing his mother's sins eradicated, was overjoyed and reported: 'Mother, it is time to return; the world of Jambudvipa (the world we live in) is not suitable for a long stay. Birth, dwelling, and death originally have no fixed abode. The Western Buddha-land is the most exquisite. I am willing to lead the way, and I will also have celestial maidens come to greet you. Once you go there, you can enjoy happiness.' Initially, he spoke verses to liberate Kulun. At that time, when this scripture was recited, there were eighty thousand who attained Nirvana (the Buddhist term for liberation), eighty thousand monks, eighty thousand Upasakas (lay male devotees), and eighty thousand aunts. They bowed in reverence, surrounded him, joyfully believed, accepted, and practiced accordingly.
《The Great Maudgalyayana Transformation Text》, one scroll
Written by Xue Anjun, a student of Jingtu Temple, on the sixteenth day of the fourth month of the Xin Si year of the Zhenming Qi era. Document by Zhang Baoda.