法苑珠林 38.12

38.12

又無垢清淨女問經云。掃地得五功德。一自心清淨他人見生淨心。二為他愛。三天心歡喜。四集端正業。五命終生善道天中。又沙彌威儀經云。掃地有五法。一不得背人。二不得逆掃。三當令淨。四不得有迹。五當即畚棄。又增一經云。掃佛塔有五法。一水灑地。二除去瓦石。三平正其地。四端意掃地。五除去穢惡地既淨已。隨能持一枝香華散布地上供養得福無量。故華嚴偈云。

Furthermore, the Wugou qingjing nü wen jing says: "Sweeping the ground brings five merits: first, one's own mind is pure, and when others see it, they give rise to pure minds; second, one is loved by others; third, heavenly beings rejoice in mind; fourth, one accumulates upright karma; fifth, when life ends, one is reborn in good realms among the heavens." Furthermore, the Shami weiyi jing says: "In sweeping the ground, there are five rules: first, one must not turn one's back to people; second, one must not sweep backwards; third, one should make it clean; fourth, there must be no tracks; fifth, one should immediately shovel it away." Furthermore, the Zengyi [Ahan] jing says: "In sweeping a Buddha stūpa, there are five rules: first, sprinkle the ground with water; second, remove tiles and stones; third, level the ground; fourth, sweep the ground with an upright mind; fifth, remove filth and evil. Once the ground is clean, one should, according to one's capacity, hold a spray of fragrant flowers and scatter them on the ground as an offering, obtaining immeasurable merit." Therefore, a verse from the Avataṃsaka says: