廣弘明集 26.49

26.49

弟子蕭衍。又敬白大德僧尼諸義學者一切寺官。弟子蕭衍於十方一切諸佛前。於十方一切尊法前。於十方一切聖僧前。與諸僧尼共申約誓。今日僧眾還寺已後。各各檢勒使依佛教。若復飲酒噉肉不如法者。弟子當依王法治問。諸僧尼若被如來衣不行如來行。是假名僧。與賊盜不異。如是行者猶是弟子國中編戶一民。今日以王力足相治問。若為外司聽察所得若為寺家自相糺舉。不問年時老少。不問門徒多少。弟子當令寺官集僧眾鳴揵槌捨戒還俗著在家服。依涅槃經還俗策使。唯取老舊者。最多門徒者。此二種人最宜先問。何以故。治一無行小僧。不足以改革物心。治如是一大僧。足以驚動視聽。推計名德大僧。不應有此。設令有此當依法治問。其餘小僧故自妄言。今日集會此是大事因緣。非直一切諸佛在此。非直一切尊法在此。非直一切聖僧在此。諸天亦應遍滿虛空。諸仙亦應遍滿虛空。護世四王亦應在此。金剛密迹大辯天神。功德天神。違馱天神。毘紐天神。摩醯首羅。散脂大將。地神堅牢。迦毘羅王。孔雀王。封頭王。富尼跋陀羅伽王。阿修羅伽王。摩尼跋陀羅伽王。金毘羅王。十方二十八部夜叉神王。一切持呪神王。六方大護都使安國。如是一切有大神足力。有大威德力。以如是一切善神遍滿虛空。五方龍王娑竭龍王阿耨龍王。難陀龍王。跋難陀龍王。伊那滿龍王。如是一切菩薩龍王。亦應遍滿在此。天龍夜叉揵闥婆王。阿修羅王。迦婁羅王。緊那羅王摩睺羅伽王。人非人等。如是一切有大神足力。有大威德力。八部神王皆應在此。今日土地山川房廟諸神。亦應仄塞虛空。如是幽顯莫不鑒觀。唯無瑕者可以戮人。唯自淨者可以淨人。弟子今日昌言此事。僧尼必當有不平色。設令刳心擲地以示僧與數片肉無以取信。古人有言非知之難其在行之。弟子蕭衍雖在居家不持戒。今日當先自為誓以明本心。弟子蕭衍從今以去至于道場。若飲酒放逸起諸婬欲。欺誑妄語噉食眾生。乃至飲於乳蜜及以蘇酪。願一切有大力鬼神。先當苦治蕭衍身。然後將付地獄閻羅王與種種苦。乃至眾生皆成佛盡。弟子蕭衍。猶在阿鼻地獄中。僧尼若有飲酒噉魚肉者而不悔過。一切大力鬼神亦應如此治問。增廣善眾清淨佛道。若未為幽司之所治問猶在世者。弟子蕭衍。當如法治問。驅令還俗與居家衣隨時役使。願今日二部僧尼。各還本寺匡正佛法和合時眾。皆令聽經法者如說修行。不可復令斷大慈種。使佛子不續。若有犯法破戒者皆依僧制如法治問。若有容受不相治舉者。當反任罪。

Your disciple Xiao Yan again respectfully addresses the venerable monks and nuns, all doctrinal scholars, and all monastery officers: Your disciple Xiao Yan, before all the Buddhas of the ten directions, before all the honored Dharma of the ten directions, and before all the noble Saṅgha of the ten directions, joins with all the monks and nuns in making a covenant. After the monastic assembly returns to their monasteries today, each must inspect and restrain [their subordinates] so that they conform to the Buddha's teachings. If anyone again drinks wine or eats meat contrary to the Dharma, your disciple will punish and interrogate them according to the secular law. If monks and nuns wear the robes of the Tathāgata but do not perform the deeds of the Tathāgata, they are nominal monks, no different from thieves and robbers. Such practitioners are still registered commoners within your disciple's state; today, the royal power is sufficient to punish and interrogate them. Whether they are detected by external officials or reported from within the monastery itself, regardless of age or the number of disciples, your disciple will order the monastery officers to assemble the monastic community, strike the gaṇḍī, make them renounce the precepts, return to lay life, and wear household clothing, and, in accordance with the Mahāparinirvāṇa-sūtra, put them to labor as laity. I will take only the elderly and seniors, and those with the most disciples; these two kinds of people are most fitting to be interrogated first. Why is this? Punishing a minor monk of no conduct is insufficient to reform people's hearts; punishing such a great monk is sufficient to alarm the eyes and ears [of the world]. I presume that famous and virtuous great monks should not engage in this; if they do, they will be punished and interrogated according to the Dharma. Other minor monks naturally speak falsely. This assembly today is a matter of great cause and condition: not only are all the Buddhas here, not only is all the honored Dharma here, not only is all the noble Saṅgha here, but the devas must also fill empty space, the ṛṣis must also fill empty space, and the Four Heavenly Kings who protect the world must also be here. The secret-trace vajra-holders, the deity Mahāpratibhāna, the deity Śrīmahādevī, the deity Veda, the deity Viṣṇu, Maheśvara, General Saṃjñeya, the earth spirit Dṛḍhā, King Kapila, the King of Peacocks, King Fengtou, King Puṇyabhadra, King Asuraga, King Maṇibhadra, King Kumbhīra, the twenty-eight yakṣa kings of the ten directions, all the spell-holding spirit kings, and the great protectors of the six directions who dispatch messengers to pacify the realm—all such beings possessing great supernormal power and great awe-inspiring authority, all such good spirits, fill empty space. The nāga kings of the five directions—Sāgara Nāgarāja, Anavatapta Nāgarāja, Nanda Nāgarāja, Upananda Nāgarāja, Enamān Nāgarāja—all such bodhisattva nāga kings must also be fully present here. Devas, nāgas, yakṣas, gandharva kings, asura kings, garuḍa kings, kiṃnara kings, mahoraga kings, humans, non-humans, and the like—all such beings possessing great supernormal power and great awe-inspiring authority, the kings of the eight classes of spirits—must all be here. The local spirits of the land, mountains, rivers, and shrines of today must also pack empty space. Thus, none in both the hidden and visible realms fail to witness and observe this. Only one who is flawless may punish others; only one who is pure oneself may purify others. When your disciple openly speaks of this matter today, the monks and nuns will surely show discontent. Even if I were to carve out my heart and cast it to the ground to show the saṅgha, I could not gain their trust over a few slices of meat. An ancient said: 'It is not knowledge that is difficult; it lies in putting it into practice.' Although your disciple Xiao Yan is a householder and does not keep the precepts, today I shall first take a vow myself to make my original heart clear: From this day forth until I reach the bodhimaṇḍa, if your disciple Xiao Yan drinks wine, is heedless, gives rise to lustful desires, engages in deceitful lying, or devours sentient beings, even down to drinking milk and honey, or consuming clarified butter and curd, may all powerful ghosts and spirits first severely punish Xiao Yan's body, and then deliver me to King Yama of the hells to endure various sufferings, until all sentient beings have fully attained Buddhahood while your disciple Xiao Yan still remains in the Avīci Hell. If monks and nuns drink wine or eat fish and meat and do not repent of their faults, all powerful ghosts and spirits should likewise punish and interrogate them, so as to expand the assembly of good and purify the Buddha's path. If they have not yet been punished and interrogated by the hidden officials and are still in the world, your disciple Xiao Yan will punish and interrogate them in accordance with the law, driving them to return to lay life, giving them lay clothes, and putting them to labor as needed. I pray that the monks and nuns of the two assemblies today each return to their own monasteries to correct the Buddha-dharma and harmonize the contemporary community, so that all who hear the sūtras and Dharma cultivate in accordance with the teachings; they must not again sever the seed of great compassion and cause the lineage of the Buddha's sons to be broken off. If there are those who violate the law and break the precepts, they shall all be punished and interrogated according to the monastic regulations and the Dharma. If there are those who harbor them and do not prosecute or report them, they will conversely be held guilty of the offense.