法苑珠林 92.18

92.18

Furthermore, the Kāśyapa-sūtra states: At that time five hundred bhikṣus said, 'We are unable to be vigorous, and we fear we cannot digest offerings given in faith; we request to return to lay life.' Mañjuśrī Bodhisattva praised them, saying, 'If one cannot digest food given in faith, it is better to return to lay life hundreds of times in a single day rather than break the precepts for a single day while receiving offerings given in faith from others.' Then the World-Honored One said to Mañjuśrī Bodhisattva, 'Good man, if there are those who cultivate dhyāna and liberation, I permit those persons to receive food given in faith.'