佛說目連問戒律中五百輕重事經 2.38

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問：「比丘嘗食得食不？」答：「不得。知而食犯捨墮，前嘗食人亦犯墮。若不即懺，其罪日增。昔有一執事比丘，恒知處分。當作飲食，常手拄器言：『取是用是。』日日常爾，不懺命終，後墮餓鬼中。有一比丘無著，於夜上廁，聞呻喚聲。問：『汝是誰？』答我言：『是餓鬼。』問：『本作何行墮餓鬼中？』答：『於此寺中為僧執事。』問：『汝本精進，何由墮餓鬼中？』答：『不淨食與眾僧。』無著問：『云何不淨？』答：『眾僧有種種盆器，器盛食，見以指拄器，教取是用是物，犯墮。三說誡不悔，轉至重。以是故墮餓鬼中。』兩手擘胸，裂皮破肉，摶喉吹𠹀。問：『何以擘胸？』答：『蟲噉身痛故。』問：『何以摶喉吹𠹀？』『以口中蟲故。』復問：『何以呻喚？』答：『餓極欲死故。』問：『欲食何物？』答：『意欲食糞而不能得。』問：『何故不得？』答：『以諸餓鬼推排，不能前。』無著言：『我知柰何。』鬼言：『願眾僧見為呪願。』答：『可爾。』無著即還向眾說，彼人墮餓鬼。眾僧問：『本行精進，何墮惡趣？』答：『本以不淨食與僧，而不悔故。願與呪願。』便得食糞，不復呻喚。以是證故知，大比丘不得手造飲食及拄觸僧器物。若非僧器，手受得行與僧，無犯。」

Question: "May a bhikṣu eat food that has already been tasted?"
Answer: "He may not. Knowingly eating it incurs a naiḥsargika-pāyattika offense; the person who previously tasted the food also incurs a pāyattika offense. If one does not immediately repent, the sin increases daily. Formerly, there was an administrator bhikṣu who constantly directed affairs. When food and drink were being prepared, he would always lean his hands on the vessels and say: 'Take this, use that.' He acted thus day after day and died without repenting, afterwards falling among the pretas. There was an unattached bhikṣu who went to the latrine at night and heard the sound of groaning. He asked: 'Who are you?' The voice answered him: 'I am a preta.' He asked: 'What deeds did you perform formerly to fall among the pretas?' The voice replied: 'In this monastery, I served as the administrator for the saṃgha.' He asked: 'You were originally diligent; for what reason did you fall among the pretas?' The voice replied: 'I gave impure food to the saṃgha.' The unattached one asked: 'How was it impure?' The voice replied: 'The saṃgha had various basins and vessels that contained food. Seeing them, I touched the vessels with my fingers, directing them to take this and use that item, which incurred a pāyattika offense. Admonished three times, I did not repent, and it turned into a grave offense. For this reason, I fell among the pretas.' Tearing open his chest with both hands, ripping his skin and breaking his flesh, he grasped his throat and blew out his breath. He was asked: 'Why do you tear open your chest?' He replied: 'Because worms devour my body and it is painful.' He was asked: 'Why do you grasp your throat and blow out your breath?' 'Because of the worms in my mouth.' He was asked again: 'Why do you groan?' He replied: 'Because of extreme hunger, I am about to die.' He was asked: 'What do you wish to eat?' He replied: 'I wish to eat feces, but cannot obtain it.' He was asked: 'Why can you not obtain it?' He replied: 'Because the other pretas push and shove, so I cannot step forward.' The unattached one said: 'I know what to do.' The ghost said: 'May the saṃgha chant blessings on my behalf.' He answered: 'It shall be done.' The unattached one then returned and told the saṃgha that that person had fallen among the pretas. The saṃgha asked: 'He was originally diligent in practice; why did he fall into an evil destiny?' He replied: 'Formerly, he gave impure food to the saṃgha and did not repent. He wishes you to chant blessings for him.' Thereupon he was able to eat feces and groaned no longer. By this testimony, know that senior bhikṣus must not prepare food and drink with their own hands, nor touch and handle the saṃgha's vessels. If it is not the saṃgha's vessel, receiving it by hand and serving it to the saṃgha incurs no offense."