法苑珠林 24.29

24.29

又金光明經云。說法者有五種事。一者法施彼我兼利。財施不爾。二者法施。能令眾生出於三界。財施者不出欲界。三者法施利益法身。財施之者長養色身。四者法施增長無窮。財施必有竭盡。五者法施能斷無明。財施只有伏貪心。故知財施不及法也。就法施中自有階漸。若有所解不用他知。恐他勝己祕而有說。則自未來常不聞法。

Furthermore, the Suvarṇaprabhāsa-sūtra says: Dharma preachers have five things: first, the giving of the Dharma benefits both the other and oneself, whereas the giving of wealth does not; second, the giving of the Dharma can cause sentient beings to transcend the three realms, whereas the giving of wealth does not transcend the desire realm; third, the giving of the Dharma benefits the dharmakāya, whereas the giving of wealth nurtures the physical body; fourth, the giving of the Dharma increases boundlessly, whereas the giving of wealth must inevitably be exhausted; fifth, the giving of the Dharma can sever ignorance, whereas the giving of wealth only suppresses greedy thoughts. Therefore, know that the giving of wealth does not equal the Dharma. Within the giving of the Dharma itself, there are stages and gradations: if one understands something but does not want others to know it, concealing it while preaching out of fear that others might surpass oneself, then in the future one will constantly fail to hear the Dharma.