法苑珠林 35.44

35.44

佛告諸比丘。我此僧伽梨過去未來諸佛。皆著此衣得至解脫。末世惡比丘不受持三衣。亦不持戒輕慢法衣。令法速滅。我今與汝合三千大衣。願汝受持勿令損失。當用布褐作此伽梨。不得用繒帛及細軟者。並用麁大布作之。令末世比丘不樂好衣服。世尊發此言時。地之六種震動。天人歎息皆大歡喜。今此諸大衣。世尊教勅將付四天王及諸八使者。令八部鬼神守護此衣。勿令損失。乃至彌勒下生付囑彼佛。又付梵王帝釋若至六齋日年三長齋月。掃灑天宮殿。令將僧伽梨至彼天宮供養。藏七寶匣中。用牛頭栴檀沈水末香。煮取香汁。澣濯伽梨。曝曝令乾已。後取香屑。安寶匣中用熏僧伽梨。令彼大衣久住。六齋七日長齋則一月。過此日月後。還付四天王。是為安置處也。

The Buddha addressed the monks: "All Buddhas of the past and future have worn this saṅghāṭī of mine to attain liberation. Evil monks of the final age will not accept and uphold the three robes, nor will they maintain the precepts, but will disparage the Dharma robes, causing the Dharma to be swiftly extinguished. I now give you three thousand saṅghāṭī robes; may you accept and uphold them and not allow them to be lost or damaged. You must use coarse cotton cloth to make these saṅghāṭīs; you must not use patterned silk, plain silk, or fine, soft fabrics. They must all be made with coarse and broad cotton cloth, so that the monks of the final age will not delight in fine clothing." When the World-Honoured One spoke these words, the earth shook in six ways, and gods and humans sighed in sorrow yet were all greatly delighted. As for these great robes, the World-Honoured One instructed that they be entrusted to the Four Heavenly Kings and the Eight Envoys, ordering the ghost and spirit assemblies of the eight classes to guard these robes and not allow them to be lost or damaged, until Maitreya descends to be born, when they are to be entrusted to that Buddha. He also entrusted them to Brahmā and Śakra: when the six fasting days and the three long fasting months of the year arrive, they are to sweep and sprinkle the celestial palaces and carry the saṅghāṭīs to those celestial palaces to make offerings, storing them in seven-jewel caskets. They are to boil ox-head sandalwood and agarwood incense powder to obtain fragrant decoctions to wash the saṅghāṭīs, and after drying them in the sun, they are to take incense powder and place it in the jewel caskets to perfume the saṅghāṭīs, so that those great robes may endure for long. During the six fasting days, they remain there for seven days; during the long fasts, for one month. Once these days and months have passed, they are to be returned to the Four Heavenly Kings. Such are their places of lodgement.