四分律刪補隨機羯磨 1.428

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(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:)