四分律刪補隨機羯磨 1.428

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（時世飢儉，乞求難得，有外道輒自出家受戒，後僧無食，便即休道。佛言：「先與四依，然後授戒。」復有外道求僧出家，先說四依，彼即報言：「我堪二依。若納衣、腐藥，不堪此二。」便即休道。佛言：「此外道大有所失，自今已去，後授四依。」應如是授言：）

(At a time when the world was suffering famine and alms were hard to obtain, there were non-Buddhists who went forth and received the precepts on their own initiative; later, when the saṃgha lacked food, they forthwith abandoned the path. The Buddha said: "First give the four resources, and only afterward impart the precepts." Later, there were non-Buddhists who sought to go forth in the saṃgha, and the four resources were explained first; they immediately replied: "I can endure two resources, but as for rag robes and putrid medicine, I cannot endure these two," and forthwith abandoned the path. The Buddha said: "These non-Buddhists have suffered a great loss. From this day forward, impart the four resources afterward." It should be imparted thus, saying:)