釋門自鏡錄 2.43
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2.43
"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.'"
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