四分律刪繁補闕行事鈔 1.437

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三報恩法。《四分》云：清旦入房，除小便器，白時到等。應日別朝中日暮三時問訊和尚，執作二事，勞苦不得辭設。廣具四紙餘文，必須別抄依用。一則自調我慢；二則報恩供養；三則護法住持，正法久住也。《僧祇》云：弟子晨起，先右脚入和尚房，頭面禮足，問安眠不？餘同《四分》。《十誦》：若浴和尚，先洗脚，次髀，乃至胸背。若病，先用和尚物；無者自用，若從他求。日三時教弟子云：莫近惡知識惡人為伴。弟子若病，雖有人看，而須日別三往，語看病者，莫疲厭，此事佛所讚歎。《雜含》云：若比丘，不諂幻偽、不欺誑；信心、慚愧、精勤、正念、心存遠離；深敬戒律，顧沙門行；志崇涅槃，為法出家。如是比丘，應當敬授。由能修梵行，能自建立故。

Third, the method of requiting kindness. The Dharmaguptaka Vinaya states: In the early morning, enter the room, remove the chamber pot, announce that the time has arrived, and so forth. One should inquire after the upādhyāya's well-being three times daily—in the morning, at midday, and in the evening—and undertake two kinds of tasks, never excusing oneself on account of toil and hardship. The extensive provisions span more than four sheets of text, which must be separately copied and followed. First, this is to subdue one's own arrogance; second, it is to requite kindness and offer support; third, it is to protect the Dharma and sustain it, so that the True Dharma abides for a long time. The Mahāsāṃghika-vinaya states: When the disciple rises in the morning, he first steps into the upādhyāya's room with his right foot, touches his head to the ground in reverence to his feet, and asks whether he slept in peace. The rest is the same as the Dharmaguptaka Vinaya. The Daśādhyāya-vinaya states: If bathing the upādhyāya, first wash the feet, next the thighs, and up to the chest and back. If he is ill, first use the upādhyāya's own belongings; if he has none, use one's own; or seek them from others. Three times a day, instruct the disciple, saying: "Do not associate with bad spiritual friends or keep company with wicked persons." If a disciple falls ill, even though someone is caring for him, [the master] must still go to see him three times daily and tell the caregiver: "Do not grow weary or resentful; this is praised by the Buddha." The Saṃyuktāgama states: If there is a monk who is not deceitful, illusory, or false, and does not cheat; who has faith, shame, remorse, diligence, and right mindfulness, with a mind bent on renunciation; who deeply reveres the vinaya precepts and cares for the ascetic conduct; whose aspiration values nirvāṇa and who has gone forth for the sake of the Dharma—such a monk should be respectfully instructed. This is because he can cultivate pure conduct (brahmacarya) and establish himself.