法苑珠林 23.94

23.94

佛告文殊師利。於六時中不得作聲。禮佛時。聽法時。眾和合時。乞食時。正食時。大小便時。何故是時不得作聲。佛告文殊。於是時中有諸天來。彼諸天等常清淨心無染心空心隨波羅蜜心觀佛法心。以彼聲故令心不定。以不定故悉皆還去。以諸天去故諸惡鬼來。作不饒益不安隱事。彼入於此生諸焰患。人民飢餓更相侵犯。是故文殊。應寂靜禮佛。佛說祇夜云。

The Buddha told Mañjuśrī: “During six occasions, one must not make sound: when paying homage to the Buddha; when listening to the Dharma; when the assembly is harmoniously gathered; when begging for food; when partaking of food; and when relieving oneself. Why must one not make sound at these times?” The Buddha told Mañjuśrī: “At these times, various devas arrive. Those devas constantly maintain a pure mind, a mind free from defilement, an empty mind, a mind that accords with the pāramitās, and a mind that contemplates the Buddha-Dharma. Because of those sounds, their minds are caused to become unsettled. Being unsettled, they all return [to their heavens]. Because the devas depart, evil ghosts arrive, causing harmful and precarious conditions. Their entering here gives rise to blazing calamities, where people starve and mutually prey upon one another. Therefore, Mañjuśrī, one should pay homage to the Buddha in silence.” The Buddha spoke in gīya: