Ekottaragama (Sanskrit fragments) 13.1.9

13.1.9

「是時，修羅陀比丘常受蒲呼國王供養，以百味之食，日來給與。爾時，彼比丘意染此食，漸捨阿練若行：到時乞食，一處一坐，正中食，樹下露坐，閑居之處，著五納衣，或持三衣，或樂塚間，懃身苦體。盡捨此已，去三法衣，還為白衣，屠牛殺生，不可稱計，身壞命終，生地獄中。諸比丘！以此方便，知利養甚重，令人不得至無上正真之道。若未生利養，制令不生，已生，求方便使滅。如是，諸比丘！當作是學。」

“But then, the monk Surādha always accepted gifts when the King summoned him, who provided meals of a hundred flavors on the days that he came. That monk’s mind became attached to these meals, and he eventually abandoned the forest-dwelling life, soliciting alms when the time arrived, dwelling in one place for one sitting, eating at midday, sitting under a tree or on open ground, living in a secluded place, wearing the five-peice robe, sometimes keeping three garments, sometimes enjoying being in a charnel ground, and applying oneself to these hardships. Once he had abandoned these things completely, he left behind the three Dharma garments and returned to wearing white clothes. He became a butcher of cattle, killing an inestimable number of beings. He was born in Hell when his body broke up and his life ended.

“Therefore, monks, you should know from this that profit is a serious thing, for it prevents a person from reaching the unsurpassed and true awakening. If thoughts of profit have yet to arise, they should be controlled and prevented from arising. If they’ve already arisen, work to make them cease. Thus, monks, you should train yourselves.”