(27) DRESS WHIP WOUNDS

Once 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.

27治鞭疮喻

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，修不净观即得除去五阴身疮，便作是言：「我欲观于女色及以五欲。」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。

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