Monk:
One ghost spreads burning hay on his head while another hits himself on the head with an iron rod. And a third ghost eats his own flesh and blood.
You are eating filthy and disgusting excrement. Why is this happening? Of what evil deeds are these the results?
Ghost:
The ghost putting burning hay on his head injured his mother in the human world, while the one hitting himself on the head with an iron rod was a dishonest and cunning trader. The ghost eating his own flesh and blood stole meat and lied about it to the seller.
For my case, in the human world I was a very bossy housewife who ordered others around in the family. Even though I was capable of giving gifts to others, I was greedy and never gave anything. When people came to my house begging for food, I hid the food and lied by swearing an oath, saying, “There is no food in my house, believe me. If there is any that I have hidden, then let it turn to excrement and I will eat it!”
It is the result of both greed and the fact that I lied. Now good rice turns into excrement when I am about to eat it.
All actions have a result; the results of bad deeds will not simply go away without ripening. Therefore because of my bad deeds I must eat and drink this filthy and disgusting excrement full of worms.
4. Bhusapetavatthu
4. Bhusapetavatthu
“Bhusāni eko sāliṁ punāparo, Ayañca nārī sakamaṁsalohitaṁ; Tuvañca gūthaṁ asuciṁ akantaṁ, *akantaṁ → akantikaṁ (bj, pts-vp-pli1-2)Paribhuñjasi kissa ayaṁ vipāko”ti.
“Bhusāni eko sāliṁ punāparo,
Ayañca nārī sakamaṁsalohitaṁ;
Tuvañca gūthaṁ asuciṁ akantaṁ, *akantaṁ → akantikaṁ (bj, pts-vp-pli1-2)
Paribhuñjasi kissa ayaṁ vipāko”ti.
“Bhusāni eko sāliṁ punāparo, Ayañca nārī sakamaṁsalohitaṁ; Tuvañca gūthaṁ asuciṁ akantaṁ, *akantaṁ → akantikaṁ (bj, pts-vp-pli1-2)Paribhuñjasi kissa ayaṁ vipāko”ti.
“Ayaṁ pure mātaraṁ hiṁsati, Ayaṁ pana kūṭavāṇijo; Ayaṁ maṁsāni khāditvā, Musāvādena vañceti.
“Ayaṁ pure mātaraṁ hiṁsati,
“Ayaṁ pure mātaraṁ hiṁsati, Ayaṁ pana kūṭavāṇijo; Ayaṁ maṁsāni khāditvā, Musāvādena vañceti.
Ahaṁ manussesu manussabhūtā, Agārinī sabbakulassa issarā; Santesu pariguhāmi, Mā ca kiñci ito adaṁ.
Ahaṁ manussesu manussabhūtā,
Agārinī sabbakulassa issarā;
Ahaṁ manussesu manussabhūtā, Agārinī sabbakulassa issarā; Santesu pariguhāmi, Mā ca kiñci ito adaṁ.
Musāvādena chādemi, ‘natthi etaṁ mama gehe; Sace santaṁ niguhāmi, gūtho me hotu bhojanaṁ’.
Musāvādena chādemi, ‘natthi etaṁ mama gehe; Sace santaṁ niguhāmi, gūtho me hotu bhojanaṁ’.
Tassa kammassa vipākena, musāvādassa cūbhayaṁ; Sugandhaṁ sālino bhattaṁ, gūthaṁ me parivattati.
Sugandhaṁ sālino bhattaṁ,
Tassa kammassa vipākena, musāvādassa cūbhayaṁ; Sugandhaṁ sālino bhattaṁ, gūthaṁ me parivattati.
Avañjhāni ca kammāni, Na hi kammaṁ vinassati; Duggandhaṁ kiminaṁ mīḷaṁ, *kiminaṁ → kimijaṁ (bj, pts-vp-pli2); kimīnaṁ (sya1ed, sya2ed, pts-vp-pli1) | mīḷaṁ → mīḷhaṁ (bj, sya1ed, sya2ed, pts-vp-pli1-2)Bhuñjāmi ca pivāmi cā”ti.
Duggandhaṁ kiminaṁ mīḷaṁ, *kiminaṁ → kimijaṁ (bj, pts-vp-pli2); kimīnaṁ (sya1ed, sya2ed, pts-vp-pli1) | mīḷaṁ → mīḷhaṁ (bj, sya1ed, sya2ed, pts-vp-pli1-2)
Bhuñjāmi ca pivāmi cā”ti.
Avañjhāni ca kammāni, Na hi kammaṁ vinassati; Duggandhaṁ kiminaṁ mīḷaṁ, *kiminaṁ → kimijaṁ (bj, pts-vp-pli2); kimīnaṁ (sya1ed, sya2ed, pts-vp-pli1) | mīḷaṁ → mīḷhaṁ (bj, sya1ed, sya2ed, pts-vp-pli1-2)Bhuñjāmi ca pivāmi cā”ti.
Bhusapetavatthu catutthaṁ.
Bhusapetavatthu catutthaṁ.
Bhusapetavatthu catutthaṁ.