【Cultivating Ethical Behaviour】- Removal of the five (mis-)deeds of immediate retribution

We know that in the Buddha's time there was this great story. Ajātaśatru was King Bimbisāra’s son, in the country of Magadha. First, he had killed his father. This is one of the five (mis-)deeds of immediate retribution. And then he helped Devadetta, to intentionally stir trouble for the Buddha. He was simply this kind of a character. When nearing his death, there were signs of his sins ripening! It was horrendous! Fortunately, he had an official named, Jīva, who was actually his brother. Jiva had faith in the Buddha and was a medicinal doctor. He went to inform the Buddha. The Buddha said, "Oh, tell him that his only chance now is to confess." That is when he (Ajātaśatru ) developed a great fear and pleaded to the Buddha and confessed. After his confession so as to remove his sins, his five deeds of immediate retribution were removed! He had confessed, confessed to the point of removing the sins. His five deeds of immediate retribution were originally going to make him fall into the Unrelenting Hell. It would have been incredibly, incredibly horrific. It is unimaginable! However, did he fall? He did fall. But did he suffer? No. His fall to hell is analogous to the phrase "bouncing of a ball.” It is much like a ball. It jumps back up immediately. Hence, as soon as he fell, he came right back. He did not know what Unrelenting Hell looks like.

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64A 00’21” Vol 8 of Master Jih-Chang’s Discourse P255 L1
English Lamrim Vol 1 P256

日常师父法语📡64A 00’21” 手抄稿第8册P255 L1

业果 : 能除五逆罪

我们晓得佛世有一个大公案，阿阇世王是摩羯陀国的频婆娑罗王的儿子，他第一个把他父亲杀掉，这个是五逆之罪；然后呢帮助提婆达多专门跟佛捣蛋，这么一个人。最后临终的时候那个罪相现起，哎呀！可怕极了。那么好的，那个时候他有一个大臣耆婆，实际他就是他的弟弟，他是一个非常信佛的，耆婆是大医王，他就告诉佛。“哦，告诉他，你现在就只有忏悔。”所以他那个时候生起大恐怖，然后呢去求佛忏悔，结果忏悔干净了，五逆之罪都忏悔干净哦！但是他忏悔，忏悔干净了，本来这个五逆之罪堕落这个无间地狱的话，是不得了地、不得了地恐怖啊，那无法想像的！结果他堕落了没有？堕落了。受苦了没有？没有，他这个堕落叫拍球地狱，像那个球一样，“蹬！”一下它跳出来了，所以他才下去，也就起来了，阿鼻地狱什么样子他不知道。