高僧傳 9.23

9.23

Hu's Ministers of the Secretariat, Zhang Li and Zhang Liang, were wealthy families who served the Buddha; each erected a large stūpa. Deng said to them: "Serving the Buddha lies in purity and freedom from desire, taking compassion and pity as one's heart. Although you dānapatis formally uphold the great Dharma, your greed and stinginess have not ceased; you hunt without limit, and amass wealth endlessly. You are just about to suffer retribution in this present life—what blessed fruit can you hope for?" Li and the other were both later executed and their houses destroyed.