諸經要集 2.112

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又十輪經云。佛言。若諸比丘依佛法出家。一切天人阿修羅皆應供養。若護持戒。不應謫罰閉繫。兀其手足乃至奪命。悉無是法。若有破戒比丘如敗膿壞。非梵行而言梵行。退失墮落聖道果證。為諸煩惱結使所壞。猶能開示一切天龍人非人等。無量功德珍寶伏藏。是以依我出家。若持戒若破戒。我悉不聽。輪王大臣宰相。不得謫罰繫閉。加諸鞭杖截其手足。乃至斷命。況復餘輕犯小威儀破戒比丘。雖是死人是戒餘力。猶如牛黃。是牛雖死人故取之。亦如麝香死後有用。能大利益一切眾生。惡行比丘雖犯禁戒。其戒勢力。猶能利益無量天人。譬如燒香。香體雖壞熏他令香。破戒比丘亦復如是。自墮惡道。能令眾生增長善根。以是因緣。一切白衣不應侵毀輕蔑破戒比丘。皆當守護尊重供養。不聽謫罰繫閉其身。乃至奪命。爾時世尊而說偈言。

Furthermore, the Sūtra of the Ten Wheels states: The Buddha said, "If bhikṣus go forth in reliance upon the Buddha-Dharma, all devas, humans, and asuras should make offerings to them. If they preserve and maintain the precepts, they should not be penalized, imprisoned, bound, or have their hands and feet severed, nor their lives taken—none of these is lawful. Even if there are bhikṣus who break the precepts, like rotten pus and decay, who lack pure conduct yet claim to have it, who have fallen and degenerated from the noble path, fruits, and realizations, and who are ruined by the afflictions and fetters, they are still able to disclose the hidden treasure of immeasurable merits and gems to all devas, nāgas, humans, non-humans, and others. Therefore, whether those who go forth under me keep the precepts or break them, I do not permit wheel-turning kings, great ministers, or chancellors to penalize, bind, whip, cut off their hands and feet, or even take their lives. How much less for other minor infractions of minor deportment! Although a precept-breaking bhikṣu is like a dead person, the remaining power of their precepts is like bezoar (ox gallstone): though the ox is dead, people still take it; or like musk, which is still useful after death, capable of greatly benefiting all living beings. Although a bhikṣu of evil conduct breaks the prohibitive precepts, the momentum of their precepts is still able to benefit immeasurable devas and humans. Just like burning incense: although the body of the incense is destroyed, it perfumes others with fragrance. Precept-breaking bhikṣus are also like this: though they fall into the evil destinies themselves, they are able to cause living beings to increase their wholesome roots. For this reason, white-robed laypeople should not encroach upon, ruin, or disparage precept-breaking bhikṣus; they must protect, respect, and make offerings to them, and are not permitted to penalize, bind their bodies, or take their lives." At that time the World-Honoured One spoke in verse: