27 Dress Whip Wounds Once

27治鞭疮喻

upon a time, there was a man who was punished by the king by whipping and was wounded from it. He applied on the wounds horse excrement for quick recovery. A stupid man nearby was pleased to see it. He said to himself,
"I have just discovered the method to cure a wound faster."

As soon as he got home, he told his son, "You are going to whip me until I'm wounded. I have got a good method to cure wounds. I should like to try it."

Then, he was flogged by his son who dressed his wounds with horse excrement, believing it was a good method.

So are the people at large who hear that the practice of meditation on impurities could remove the evil corruption of the body. They say to themselves in these words, "We are going to meditate on venery and the five desires."

They did not see the impurities of the body, but rather got deceitful and wrong ideas from the pursuit of sexual pleasure. Furthermore, they suffer from Transmigration and descend into Hell.

This is held to be true with the stupid at large dressing their wounds with horse excrement.

译文

从前有个人被国王鞭打了，之后，便用马屎敷在伤口上，想让它快快弥合。有位愚人见了，心中大为欢喜，说道：「我一转眼就学到了这个治疮方法。」即刻归家去，对儿子说：「你鞭打我的背脊，我得了一个妙法，现今想试一下。」儿子就为他鞭打脊背，而后用马屎敷在伤口上，觉得很是巧妙有效。

世人也是这样，听有人说修不净观即可除去五阴身疮，便说：「我想观女色和五欲。」没有看到不净，反而受了女色的惑乱，流转于生死轮回之中，堕于地狱。世间的愚人，也如那特意打背而治疮的人那样。

原典

昔有一人，为王所鞭。既被鞭已，以马屎传之，欲令速差。有愚人见之，心生欢喜，便作是言：「我快得是治疮方法。」即便归家，语其儿言：「汝鞭我背，我得好法，今欲试之。」儿为鞭背，以马屎傅之，以为善巧。

世人亦尔，闻有人言，修不净观①即得除去五阴身疮②，便作是言：「我欲观于女色及以五欲③。」未见不净，反为女色之所惑乱，流转生死，堕于地狱。世间愚人，亦复如是。

注释

①不净观：为了治贪心而观身体的不净，一是观自身的不净，二是观他身的不净，人的一切，无一净相。

②五阴身疮：色、受、想、行、识这五阴的色身，有着眼、耳、鼻、舌、口、大小便道之类泄漏不净的疮门，故名五阴身疮。

③五欲：指财欲、色欲、饮食欲、名欲、睡眠欲。