法苑珠林 90.10

English (machine translation) 90.10

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90.10

['The Buddha said:'] 'For example, when a lion, king of beasts, dies, no creature can eat its flesh; worms born from within the lion's own body instead eat its flesh. In my Dharma, evil bhikṣus who have left home, greedy for and coveting gain and offerings, are obscured by greed and do not recognize evil dharmas, being able to destroy my Dharma. You should know that these evil bhikṣus fulfill four dharmas: first, not revering the Buddha; second, not revering the Dharma; third, not revering the Saṃgha; fourth, not revering the precepts.' At that time, the World-Honoured One spoke verses, saying:

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法苑珠林 — 道世, Classical Chinese