法苑珠林 19.46

19.46

又大集經云。佛言。所有眾生於現在世及未來世。應當深信佛法眾僧。彼諸眾生於人天中常得受於勝妙果報。不久當得入無畏城。如是乃至供養一人為我出家。及有依我𩮜除鬚髮著袈裟片不受戒者。供養是人亦得功德。乃至入無畏城。以是緣故我如是說。若復有人為我出家不持禁戒𩮜除鬚髮著袈裟片。有非法惱害此者。乃至破壞三世諸佛法身報身。乃至盈滿三惡道。故佛言。若有眾生為我出家。𩮜除鬚髮被服袈裟。設不持戒。彼等悉已為涅槃印之所印也。若復出家不持戒者。有以非法而作惱亂。罵辱毀呰以手刀杖打縛斫截。若奪衣鉢及奪種種資生具者。是人則壞三世諸佛真實報身。則挑一切天人眼目。是人為欲隱沒諸佛所有正法三寶種故。令諸天人不得利益墮地獄故。為三惡道增長盈滿故。

Furthermore, the Mahāsaṃnipāta-sūtra states: The Buddha said: 'All sentient beings in the present age and in future ages should deeply believe in the Buddha, the Dharma, and the Saṃgha. Those sentient beings will always receive superior, wonderful retributions among humans and devas, and before long will attain entry into the City of Fearlessness. Thus, down to offering to a single person who has gone forth for My sake, and to those who rely on Me by shaving their hair and beard and wearing a piece of kāṣāya without yet receiving the precepts—making offerings to such people also yields merit, even leading to entry into the City of Fearlessness. For this reason, I speak thus: If there is someone who has gone forth for My sake, does not observe the monastic rules, but has shaved their hair and beard and wears a piece of kāṣāya, if someone wrongfully torments and harms them, they even destroy the Dharma-body and retribution-body of all Buddhas of the three periods of time, and even cause the three evil destinies to be filled.' Therefore, the Buddha said: 'If there are sentient beings who go forth for My sake, shave their hair and beard, and put on the kāṣāya, even if they do not maintain the precepts, they have all already been sealed by the seal of nirvāṇa. If there are those who have gone forth and do not maintain the precepts, and someone wrongfully harasses and disturbs them, scolding, reviling, defaming them, beating, binding, or hacking them with hands, swords, or staves, or seizing their robes, bowls, and various necessities of life—such a person destroys the true retribution-body of all Buddhas of the three periods of time and gouges out the eyes of all devas and humans. Because this person desires to extinguish all the Saddharma and the seed of the Three Jewels of all Buddhas, causes all devas and humans to fail to gain benefit and fall into hell, and causes the three evil destinies to increase and become full.'