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「彼蒲盧等」，這蒲盧也是一種動物，這種動物牠取桑蟲做牠的兒子，桑樹的蟲子牠拿到自己的家裡去，牠自己用泥造了一個房子，牠自己所住的房子，牠就把桑樹蟲拿到牠家裡，就念一個咒，這個咒是怎麼說呢？就說：「像我，像我。」就好像我這樣子。念了七天，桑樹蟲子果然就變得和牠一樣了。怎麼叫非有想呢？因為桑樹蟲子牠也沒有想到牠會變成一個蜾蠃。這蒲盧就是蜾蠃，這個桑樹蟲子又叫螟蛉。
在中國的《詩經》上，有這麼一句話，說：「螟蛉有子，蜾蠃負之。」螟蛉牠生蟲卵的時候，生蛋卵的時候，這蜾蠃就搶去，搶到牠的巢穴裡頭，牠就念這個咒：「像我，像我。」就好像牠自己似的。牠這麼念了念，過了七天，這個螟蛉－桑樹的蟲子，果然就變成蜾蠃這個樣子了，中國有這個風氣，拿其他人的兒子，就做為自己的兒子，就表示本來不是我的兒子，那麼現在做我的兒子，這叫螟蛉子，也就是從這個地方來的。「異質相成」，牠本來不是一類的，但是牠就可以變成牠的兒子了，和它一樣，和這蜾嬴是一樣了。所以「其類充塞」，這一類的眾生，也充滿法界。
由因世界。怨害輪迴。殺顛倒故。和合怪成。八萬四千。食父母想。如是故有。非無想相。無想羯南。流轉國土。如土梟等。附塊為兒。及破鏡烏。以毒樹果。抱為其子。子成父母。皆遭其食。其類充塞。
這一類的眾生，就是第十二類，叫非無想，不是沒有想，牠有想，可是非常不正常，也可以說是一種精神的不正常。「由因世界」，「怨害輪迴」，就你怨害我，我怨害你；你殺我，我殺你；你怨恨我，我怨恨你，這種輪迴相成。「殺顛倒故」，所以就造成殺業的顛倒。「和合怪成」，這種的殺業互相和合，這種怨毒充滿，所以就成為一種怪現象，這種怪現象有「八萬四千」，「食父母想」，食父母的肉這種想，吃父親母親的肉這種想法。「如是故有」，因為這個，所以就有「非無想相」，不是沒有想的這種眾生。「無想羯南，流轉國土」。好像什麼呢？「如土梟等」，土梟是一種鳥的名字，在中國人叫牠貓頭鷹，又叫牠不孝烏。怎麼叫不孝鳥呢？這種的鳥它本來沒有什麼蛋，牠就「附塊為兒」，抱了一個土塊，牠就會抱出牠的子來。可是把兒子抱出來怎麼樣啊？這個小的土梟就把母親吃了，所以這種鳥叫不孝鳥，因為兒子吃牠母親的肉。「及破鏡鳥」，這破鏡鳥，恐怕是翻譯錯了，本來在中國的書上是「破鏡獸」。這獸牠形象和虎狼一樣的，不過沒有虎狼那麼大，比虎狼小一點。這種獸也不是牠自己生出來的，是用一種有毒的樹上果，牠就可以抱出牠的兒子，所以這是非無想。抱出的兒子，也是把牠的母親吃了，這種又叫不孝獸，又叫破鏡獸，「以毒樹果，抱為其子」，牠將它做為兒子。「子成父母，皆遭其食」，兒子把牠父親母親都吃了。「其類充塞」，這是非無想的這一類，也充滿每一個地方。
是名眾生，十二種類。
以前所說的，叫眾生十二種類，十二類的眾生。
阿難。如是眾生。一一類中。亦各各具十二顛倒。
阿難，像上邊我所講這十二類的眾生，「一一類中」，每一類裡邊，「亦各各具十二顛倒」，在每一類眾生裡面，不是單單他那種顛倒，十二類的顛倒它都互相通著的。
待續
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This refers to beings in such forms as the varata, which turns a different creature into its own species. "Varata" is a Sanskrit term for a kind of wasp. This wasp takes the caterpillars found on mulberry-trees back to its own mud nest, and transforms them into its own young. It puts the caterpillars in its mud nest and for seven days recites a mantra which says, "Be like me, be like me." At the end of that period, the change actually takes place and these mulberry-tree caterpillars become just like the wasp. They are called beings not totally endowed with thought, because the caterpillars do not initially think they will turn into wasps.
In the Book of Poetry (Shr Jing) of China, there is the phrase, "The wasp owes its offspring to the caterpillar." When the mulberry-tree caterpillars produce larvae, the wasp comes to steal them and takes them back to its own nest, where it recites the mantra, "Be like me, be like me" to transform them into its own kind. After reciting that for seven days, the mulberry-tree caterpillars become just like the wasp. In China, if you adopt the son of another couple, that child is known as a "son of a wasp." That expression signifies that the child was not originally your own son, but now you have adopted him. This is how the expression originated. The varata
turns a different creature into its own species. They were a different species to begin with, but the wasp transforms them into its own young. These kinds of living beings abound in the Dharma Realm.
Through a continuous process of enmity and harm the upside-down state of killing occurs in this world. It unites with monstrosities to become eighty-four thousand kinds of random thoughts of devouring one's father and mother. From this there come into being those not totally lacking thought, who take ghanas with no thought and multiply throughout the lands, until their kinds abound in such forms as the dirt owl, which hatches its young from clods of dirt, and the Pou-jing Bird, which incubates a poisonous fruit to create its young. In each case, the young thereupon eat the parents.
This is the twelfth category of beings---those not totally lacking thought. They have thought, but it is totally warped. Their very spirit is twisted.
Through a continuous process of enmity and harm the upside-down state of killing occurs in this world. You kill me, and I'll kill you. You hate me, and I hate you.
It unites with monstrosities to become eighty-four thousand kinds of random thoughts of devouring one's father and mother. When this killing karma and poisonous hate has built to the point that it permeates everything, then weird creatures come into being.
From this there come into being those not totally lacking thought, who take ghanas with no thought and multiply throughout the lands, until their kinds abound. They appear
in such forms as the dirt owl, which hatches its young from clods of dirt. The owl is known in China as the owl and as "the unfilial bird." This bird lays no eggs, but incubates a clod of dirt and is able to bring its young out of it. The problem is that when these young dirt owls hatch, they devour their mother. That's why this kind of owl is called the unfilial bird. The little birds eat their mother's flesh.
The Pou-jing bird, which incubates a poisonous fruit to create its young: this "Pou-jing bird" may be a mistranslation. In Chinese literature there is an animal called the
pou-jing that looks like a wolf but is smaller. This animal can't reproduce, either, so it takes the fruit from a poisonous tree and can incubate it to create its young. This is also a being that does not totally lack thought. After the young are born, they also devour their mother. This
poujing animal is also called the unfilial beast.
In each case, the young thereupon eat the parents. The young eat their father and mother. These kinds of beings which do not totally lack thought can also be found everywhere.
These are the twelve categories of living beings.
Above have been explained "the twelve categories of living beings."
Ananda, each of these categories of beings is replete with all twelve kinds of upside-down states.
Ananda, each of these twelve categories of beings which I have just described
is replete with all twelve kinds of upside-down states. Not just the one kind of upside-down state that I mentioned is specific to each kind. Each category is influenced by all twelve kinds of upside-down states. The random thoughts and upside-down states arise from falseness.
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