法苑珠林 90.7

90.7

Furthermore, the Brahmajāla Sūtra states: 'If a disciple of the Buddha, having left home with faithful mind and received the Buddha's prohibitive precepts, intentionally gives rise to the thought of violating the noble precepts, he must not receive any offerings from any dānapati, nor drink the water or dwell on the land of a king. Five thousand great ghosts will constantly block his way; the ghosts will cry, "Great thief!" When he enters a saṃghārāma, city, or house, the ghosts will sweep away his footprints. All worldly people will curse him, saying, "Thief within the Buddha's Dharma!" No sentient beings will wish to lay eyes upon a person who has broken the precepts; he is no different from a beast, no different from a piece of wood.'