緇門警訓 3.42

3.42

The Commentary also cites the Aṅgulimāla-sūtra: "If silk, floss, or leather items come indirectly, freed from the hands of the killer, and are given as an offering to a precept-keeper, they should not be accepted—this is the dharma of a bhikṣu. If one accepts them, it is not compassionate, though it does not break the precepts." The Nirvāṇa[-sūtra] states: "Leather boots and shoes, and kauśeya garments—all such clothing must not be kept. This is the orthodox scripture and vinaya." Today there is a region where the Chan community all wear mugwort-cloth. How could that not accord with the teaching?