佛說目連問戒律中五百輕重事經 1.30

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問：「佛牆得持物倚不？」答：「不得。犯捨墮。昔有一比丘入寺禮佛。有婆羅門知相，相比丘有天子相，便語比丘：『我有一女嫁與比丘。』比丘言：『須我禮佛還。』比丘便持錫杖倚佛圖牆，入寺禮佛已還出。婆羅門便不復與語。比丘問：『故與我女不？』婆羅門言：『不與。』婆羅門言：『向見比丘有貴相故與，今無復此相，是故不與。所以爾者，消其功德故。』以是佛牆及塔壁，不可持物倚，既犯戒又消其無量功德。」

Question: "May one lean an object against a Buddha wall?" Answer: "One may not; it incurs a naiḥsargika-pāyattika. In ancient times, there was a bhikṣu who entered a monastery to pay homage to the Buddha. There was a brāhmaṇa skilled in physiognomy who examined the bhikṣu and found he had the marks of a prince of heaven. He then said to the bhikṣu, 'I have a daughter whom I will give in marriage to you, Bhikṣu.' The bhikṣu said, 'Wait until I return from paying homage to the Buddha.' The bhikṣu then leaned his khakkhara against the stūpa wall, entered the monastery, paid homage to the Buddha, and came back out. The brāhmaṇa would no longer speak with him. The bhikṣu asked, 'Will you still give me your daughter?' The brāhmaṇa said, 'I will not.' The brāhmaṇa said, 'Previously I saw that you had noble marks, and therefore I offered her; now you no longer have these marks, and for that reason I will not give her. The reason it is so is that your merit has been eradicated.' For this reason, one must not lean objects against a Buddha wall or the wall of a stūpa; it not only violates the precepts, but also eradicates one's immeasurable merit."