釋禪波羅蜜次第法門 2.80

2.80

Third, scolding desire for fragrance: namely, the bodily fragrance of men and women, the scent of mundane food and drink, and all incense and perfumes. Foolish people do not understand the characteristics of fragrance, and upon smelling them, they love and cling to them, opening the gates of the defilements. For example, a monk by the side of a lotus pond smelled the fragrance of the flowers and generated love and delight in his mind; the pond spirit then severely scolded him: "Why are you stealing my fragrance?" Because of attachment to fragrance, all dormant defilements were aroused. Through such various conditions, know the faults and evils of fragrance, as extensively explained in the Mahāyāna [Treatise].