諸經要集 15.92

15.92

夫創入佛法。要須信心為首。譬如有人至於寶山。若無信手空無所獲。故經說。愚癡之人不識因果。妄起邪見謗無三寶四諦。無禍無福乃至無善無惡。亦無善惡業報。亦無今代後代眾生受生。如是之人。破善惡法。名斷善根。決定當墮阿鼻地獄也。

When first entering the Buddha's Dharma, a mind of faith must be foremost. It is, for example, like a person arriving at a mountain of jewels: if he lacks hands of faith, he will gain nothing and return empty-handed. Therefore a sūtra says: Foolish people do not recognize cause and effect; they falsely give rise to wrong views, slandering that there are no Three Jewels and no Four Noble Truths, that there is no misfortune and no blessing, and even that there is neither good nor evil, nor any karmic retribution for good and evil, nor any sentient beings in the present or future ages who undergo rebirth. Such people destroy the Dharma of good and evil; they are called those who have severed the roots of goodness, and will definitely fall into the Avīci Hell.