法苑珠林 86.25

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善男子。我為慈愍一切眾生故說此陀羅尼。若有下劣沙彌沙彌尼優婆塞優婆夷。亦讀誦修行此陀羅尼。誦四百遍乃一懺悔。如是次第四十七日。當懺悔時應自陳過。令其耳聞如上所說。夢中得見一一事者。當知是沙彌等住清淨地具清淨戒。佛告文殊師利。如汝所念。行者應修五事。持諸戒境界。所謂不犯陀羅尼義。不謗方等經。不見他過。不毀大乘。不毀小乘。不離善友。常說眾生妙行復有五事。不談上界所見。亦不談所行好醜之事。亦應日三時塗地。亦應日誦一遍日一懺悔。如是五事。是行者業不犯戒。復有五事。若有比丘行此法者。及與白衣不得祭祠鬼神。亦復不得輕於鬼神。亦復不得破鬼神廟。假使有人祭祠鬼神亦不得輕。亦不得與彼人往來。如是五事是行者業護戒境。復有五事。不得與謗方等經家往來。不得與破戒比丘往來。不得與破五戒優婆塞往來。不得與獵師家往來。不得與常說比丘過人往來。復有五事。不得與腦皮家往來。不得與藍染家往來。不得與養蠶家往來。不得與壓油家往來。不得與掘鼠藏家往來。復有五事。不得與劫人家往來。不得與偷人家往來。不得與燒僧坊家往來。不得與偷僧祇物人往來。不得與乃至偷一比丘物人往來。復有五事。不得與畜猪羊雞犬家往來。不得與觀星宿家往來。不得與婬女家往來。不得與寡婦家往來。不得與酤酒家往來。如是七種五事是行者業護境界。

"Good man, out of pity and compassion for all sentient beings, I have taught this dhāraṇī. If inferior śrāmaṇeras, śrāmaṇerikās, upāsakas, or upāsikās also read, recite, and cultivate this dhāraṇī, reciting it four hundred times before making one repentance, consecutively for forty-seven days, when repenting they must declare their own faults so that they are audible to the ear, as described above. If they are able to see each of these events in a dream, one should know that these śrāmaṇeras and others abide in the ground of purity and possess the pure precepts." The Buddha said to Mañjuśrī: "In accordance with what you have kept in mind, a practitioner should cultivate five matters to uphold the realm of precepts: namely, not transgressing the meaning of the dhāraṇī; not slandering the vaipulya sūtras; not looking at others' faults; not disparaging the Mahāyāna; not disparaging the Hīnayāna; not separating from good friends; and constantly speaking of the sublime conduct of sentient beings. There are another five matters: not speaking of what is seen in the higher realms; not speaking of the good or bad quality of actions performed; plastering the ground three times a day; reciting [the dhāraṇī] once a day; and making one repentance each day. These five matters are the practitioner's practice to avoid transgressing precepts. There are another five matters: if a bhikṣu or a white-robed layperson practices this method, they must not offer sacrifices to ghosts and spirits; they must not show contempt toward ghosts and spirits; they must not destroy shrines for ghosts and spirits; even if someone else offers sacrifices to ghosts and spirits, they must not show contempt; and they must not interact with that person. These five matters are the practitioner's practice to guard the sphere of precepts. There are another five matters: they must not interact with households that slander the vaipulya sūtras; they must not interact with bhikṣus who have broken the precepts; they must not interact with upāsakas who have broken the five precepts; they must not interact with households of hunters; and they must not interact with people who constantly speak of the faults of bhikṣus. There are another five matters: they must not interact with households of tanners who brain hides; they must not interact with households of indigo dyers; they must not interact with households that raise silkworms; they must not interact with households of oil-pressers; and they must not interact with households that dig out rat caches. There are another five matters: they must not interact with households of kidnappers; they must not interact with households of thieves; they must not interact with households that burn down saṃghārāmas; they must not interact with people who steal saṃgha property; and they must not interact with people who steal even the property of a single bhikṣu. There are another five matters: they must not interact with households that raise pigs, sheep, chickens, or dogs; they must not interact with households that observe constellations; they must not interact with households of courtesans; they must not interact with households of widows; and they must not interact with households that sell alcohol. These seven sets of five matters are the practitioner's practice to guard their spheres of conduct."