禪林寶訓 2.72

2.72

浙翁琰和尚云。此書真閻老子殿前一本赦書也。今之諸方道眼不知若何。果能受持此書。則他日大有得力處。浙翁每以此舉似於人。璨隱山亦云。常住金穀除供眾之外。幾如鴆毒。住持人與司其出入者纔霑著則通身潰爛。律部載之詳矣。古人將錢就庫下。回生薑煎藥蓋可見。今之踞方丈者。非特刮眾人鉢盂中物以恣口腹。且將以追陪自己非泛人情。又其甚則剜去搜買珍奇廣作人情冀遷大剎。只恐他日鐵面閻老子與計算哉（拈崕漫錄）。

Master Zhe'weng Yan said: "This letter is truly an imperial pardon posted before the court of Old Man Yama! I do not know how the eyes of the Way of those in various places today regard it; if one can truly receive and uphold this letter, one will gain great strength from it in days to come." Zhe'weng would often cite this to show people. Can of Yinshan also said: "The money and grain of the permanent property of the saṃgha, aside from providing for the assembly, are almost like deadly poison. The moment an abbot or those in charge of its income and expenditures are tainted by it, their whole body festers and rots. The Vinaya texts record this in detail. The ancients took money to the storehouse to purchase ginger to boil medicine—this can indeed be seen. Those who occupy the abbot's quarters today not only scrape the contents from the bowls of the assembly to indulge their own palates, but also use it to maintain non-standard personal connections. What is worse, they carve out funds to search for and buy rarities and curiosities, widely currying personal favors in the hope of being promoted to a great monastery. I only fear that in days to come, iron-faced Old Man Yama will settle accounts with them!"