釋門自鏡錄 2.43

2.43

又云。余有同學照禪師。於南岳眾中。苦行禪定最為第一。輒用僧一撮鹽。自作齋食。所侵無幾。不以為事。後復行方等。忽見相起。計始三年。增長乃至數十斛。急令陪備。仍貨賣衣資。買鹽償眾。此事非遠。亦非傳聞。宜以為規。莫令後悔。

"He also said, 'I had a fellow student, Meditation Master Zhao, who was foremost in ascetic practices and meditation among the assembly at Nanyue. He arbitrarily took a pinch of the saṃgha's salt to make his own mid-day meal. What he infringed upon was very little, and he did not consider it a grave matter. Later, while practicing the Vaipulya repentance, he suddenly saw visions arise, and calculated that over three years it had grown even to several tens of bushels. He was urgently ordered to make restitution, whereupon he sold his robes and personal belongings to buy salt and repay the community. This matter did not occur long ago, nor is it mere hearsay. It should be taken as a warning, lest one come to regret it later.'"