《Toh 646 (Kangyur)》
CBETA 84K-toh646
At one time, the Bhagavān was teaching the Dharma to an entourage consisting of the monastic saṅgha and a limitless number of bodhisattvas at the monastic hermitage in Kapilavastu. At that time, the venerable Nanda remained at a distance, having been contemplating and memorizing the Dharma. That evening, in the later part of the night, a very frightening preta called Flaming Mouth, with a hideous appearance, frail, withered, with flames coming from its mouth, its throat as thin as a needle, with dishevelled hair, with long sharp fingernails and teeth, came before Nanda, and said to Nanda: “You! Seven days from now, In Toh 647, “the day after tomorrow” (gnangs). In the Chinese (Taishō 1313, Taishō 1314), “in three days.” Orzech (1996), p. 281; Lye (2003), p. 418. your life will end, and you will be reborn in the realm of the pretas!” Having heard what the preta had said, Nanda became very afraid, and responded to the preta, saying, “What can be done about being reborn in the realm of the pretas when my time here is finished, so that I might be liberated from this impending suffering?” The preta replied to Nanda, “If tomorrow you make bali offerings to pretas as numerous as the hund…
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