--- title: "六道集 · 仕人" description: "六道集是清代高僧弘贊輯錄的一部佛教經典，成書於清初。該書系統彙編了佛教關於六道輪迴的教義，詳細闡述了天道、人道、阿修羅道、畜生道、餓鬼道和地獄道的因果業報與生命形態。弘贊以嚴謹的態度輯錄諸經論要義，結合中土文化背景進行闡釋，為研究佛教輪迴思想提供了重要文獻依據。作為清代佛教重要典籍，六道集在漢傳佛教中具有承前啟後的地位，既是修行者理解業報法則的指南，也是學者研究佛教宇宙觀與生命觀的關鍵文本，對後世佛教理論發展影響深遠。" url: "https://rushiwowen.co/en/r/cma7itok000r7l20amwsbwwaj" --- ### 仕人 > The Scholar ○時有仕人姓梁。甚豪富。將死。謂其妻子曰。吾平生所愛奴馬。及諸使用。日久稱人意。吾死以為殉。不然無所乘也。及死。家人以囊盛土。壓奴殺之。馬猶未殺。奴死四日而甦。說云。當不覺去。忽至官府門。門人因留止。在門所經一宿。明旦見亡主。被鎖。兵守衛。入官所。見奴謂曰。我謂死人。得使奴婢。故遺言喚汝。今各自受其苦。全不相關。今當白官放汝。言畢。而入。奴從屏外闚之。見官問守衛人曰。昨日壓脂多少。對曰。得八斗。官曰。更將去壓。取一斛六斗。主則被壓牽出。竟不得言。明旦又來。有善色。謂奴曰。今當為汝白官。又入。官問得脂耶。對曰。不得。官問。何以。主司曰。此人死三日。家人為請僧設會。每聞經唄聲。鐵梁輒折。故不得也。官曰。且將去。主司白官。請官放奴。即喚放。俱出門。主遣奴傳語其妻子曰。賴汝等追福。獲免大苦。然猶未脫。更得造經像。以相救濟。冀因得免。自今後勿設祭。既不得食。而益吾罪。言畢而別。奴遂重生。而具言之家中。果以其日設會。於是傾家追福。合門練行出冥報拾。遺○今有殉葬者。覩斯當醒。免橫死他。自加重罪。 > At that time, there was an official named Liang, who was very wealthy. When he was about to die, he said to his wife and children, "All my life, I have cherished my servant, my horse, and all the things I use. They have served me well for so long. After I die, let them be buried with me. Otherwise, I will have nothing to ride or use in the afterlife." When he died, his family filled a sack with soil, pressed it on the servant, and killed him. The horse, however, had not yet been killed. Four days after the servant's death, he revived and said, "I didn't feel myself leave at first. Suddenly, I arrived at a government office gate. The gatekeeper stopped me and kept me there. I stayed at the gate for a night. The next morning, I saw my late master, chained, guarded by soldiers, entering the office. When he saw me, he said, 'I thought that as a dead person, I could command servants and slaves. That's why I left instructions to call you. But now, each of us is suffering our own hardships, and we have nothing to do with each other. I will now petition the official to release you.' After saying this, he went inside. I peeked from behind a screen and saw the official asking the guards, 'How much fat was pressed out yesterday?' They replied, 'We got eight dou.' The official said, 'Take him away and press more, until we get one hu and six dou.' So my master was taken away to be pressed and dragged out, unable to say anything further. The next morning, he came again, looking much better, and said to me, 'Now I will petition the official for your release.' He went in again. The official asked, 'Did you get the fat?' He said, 'No.' The official asked why. The superintendent said, 'This man has been dead for three days. His family invited monks to hold a ceremony. Every time they heard the chanting and recitation, the iron beams would break, so we couldn't get the fat.' The official said, 'Take him away for now.' Then the superintendent said to the official, 'Please release the servant.' So the official summoned me and released me. We both went out of the gate. My late master then sent a message to his wife and children: 'It is because of the merit you have created for me that I have been spared great suffering. However, I am not yet fully free. If you can further create scriptures and images to help me, I hope to be freed. From now on, do not hold sacrificial offerings. Even if I cannot eat, they only increase my sins.' After saying this, he parted. The servant was then reborn and returned to life. He told the family everything, and indeed, that was the very day they were holding the ceremony. So the family devoted all their wealth to creating merit, and the whole household practiced diligently. From "Ming Bao Shi Yi." Let those who practice burial sacrifices today take heed and wake up, so they do not cause others to die unjustly and burden themselves with greater guilt.