無量壽經優婆提舍願生偈註 1.89

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問曰：如是等計但是己事，於眾生有何苦惱踰於五逆重罪耶？答曰：若無諸佛菩薩說世間出世間善道教化眾生者，豈知有仁義禮智信耶？如是世間一切善法皆斷、出世間一切賢聖皆滅。汝但知五逆罪為重，而不知五逆罪從無正法生，是故謗正法人其罪最重。

Question: Such views are merely one's personal affair; what suffering or affliction do they cause to sentient beings that surpasses the grave sins of the five heinous crimes? Answer: If there were no Buddhas and bodhisattvas expounding the mundane and supramundane wholesome paths to teach and transform sentient beings, how could one know of benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom, and trustworthiness? In this way, all worldly wholesome dharmas would be severed, and all supramundane worthy and noble ones would be destroyed. You only know that the sins of the five heinous crimes are grave, but you do not know that the sins of the five heinous crimes arise from the absence of the True Dharma. Therefore, the sin of a person who slanders the True Dharma is the gravest of all.