四分律刪繁補闕行事鈔 3.22

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三明功用者。《大悲經》云：但使性是沙門，污沙門行，形是沙門，披著袈裟者，於彌勒佛乃至樓至佛所，得入涅槃，無有遺餘。《悲華經》云：如來於寶藏佛所發願，成佛時我袈裟有五功德：一入我法中，或犯重邪見等四眾，於一念中敬心尊重，必於三乘受記。二者天龍人鬼，若能恭敬此人袈裟少分，即得三乘不退。三者若有鬼神，諸人得袈裟乃至四寸，飲食充足。四者若眾生共相違反，念袈裟力，尋生悲心。五者若在兵陣，持此少分恭敬尊重，常得勝他。若我袈裟無此五力，則欺十方諸佛。《僧祇》云：僧尼有戒德，俗人索破袈裟段，欲禳災者，得與小者等。

Third, clarifying their functions and efficacy: The Dā bēi jīng states: "So long as their nature is that of a śramaṇa, even if they defile the conduct of a śramaṇa, if their outward form is that of a śramaṇa and they put on the kāṣāya, from Maitreya Buddha down to Ruci Buddha, they will attain entry into nirvāṇa without any exception." The Karuṇāpuṇḍarīka-sūtra states: "The Tathāgata made a vow before Ratnagarbha Buddha: 'When I attain Buddhahood, my kāṣāya will have five virtues: First, if among the fourfold assembly someone enters my teaching, commits a grave offense, holds wrong views, or the like, yet in a single thought generates a mind of reverence and veneration, they will surely receive a prediction in the three vehicles. Second, if heavenly beings, dragons, humans, or ghosts can show reverence to even a small portion of this person's kāṣāya, they will attain non-retrogression in the three vehicles. Third, if there are ghosts, spirits, or people who obtain even four inches of the kāṣāya, their food and drink will be abundant. Fourth, if sentient beings come into conflict with one another and recollect the power of the kāṣāya, a compassionate mind will immediately arise. Fifth, if one is in a military battle and holds a small portion of it with reverence and veneration, one will always be victorious over others. If my kāṣāya lacks these five powers, I would be deceiving the Buddhas of the ten directions.'" The Mahāsāṃghika-vinaya states: "If monks or nuns possess the virtue of the precepts, and laypeople ask for a torn fragment of a kāṣāya desiring to ward off disaster, one may give them a small piece," and so forth.