佛說目連問戒律中五百輕重事 1.151

1.151

問：「白衣有餘嚫物，本道人去，與後人。後人得取不？」答：「應問主人，本道人當來不？若言永不來，便呪願取。若言或來，不得取。活取，犯捨墮。知死取，犯棄。是僧物故。」

Question: "A layperson has leftover dakṣiṇā property; the original religious person has left, and [the layperson] gives it to a subsequent person. May the subsequent person take it or not?" Answer: "He should ask the host: 'Will the original religious person come back or not?' If he says, 'He will never come back,' he then makes an aspirational blessing and takes it. If he says, 'He might come,' he may not take it. If he takes it while [the original person] is alive, he commits an offence of naiḥsargika-pātayantika. If he takes it knowing [the original person] is dead, he commits an offence of pārājika, because it is saṅgha property."