廣弘明集 26.115

26.115

問先道慚愧而猶噉食。此是知而故犯。非謂慚愧。若使先時不知。或是過誤。後方起愧乃是慚愧。豈非知而故犯。其罪大於不知。又復慚愧不得重犯。如其重犯。復是違破初心。論此為罪所以彌大。答經有誠文。耆婆云汝有慚愧。故罪可滅。慚愧即是清白法。

[The Emperor] asked: "To profess shame and remorse first and yet still consume it is to transgress knowingly, which cannot be called shame and remorse. If one did not know beforehand, or if it was an error, and remorse arises afterward, that is true shame and remorse. Is not transgressing knowingly a greater sin than doing so out of ignorance? Furthermore, with shame and remorse one must not repeat the offense; if one repeats the offense, it again violates one's original intention. In terms of sin, this is why it is all the greater." [Fachong] replied: "The sūtra has an explicit statement: Jīvaka said, 'Because you have shame and remorse, your sin can be eliminated.' Shame and remorse are pure and wholesome dharmas."