諸經要集 2.65

2.65

惟念末世法逐人訛。道俗相濫。傳謬背真混雜同行。不修內典專事俗書。縱有抄寫心不至殷。既不護淨又多舛錯。共同止宿。或處在門簷。風雨虫齧都無驚懼。致使經無靈驗之功。誦無救苦之益。寔由造作不殷。亦由我人逾慢也。故敬福經云。善男子。經生之法。不得顛倒乙字重點。五百世中墮迷惑道中。不聞正法。

Reflecting that in the final age the Dharma has degenerated along with people, the monastics and the laity mix together, transmission of errors turns against the truth, and they associate indiscriminately. They do not cultivate the internal scriptures but exclusively attend to secular books. Even when they transcribe texts, their minds are not earnest and sincere; they neither keep them pure and clean, nor avoid many errors and blunders. They lodge together with them, or place them under the eaves of gates, showing no fear or dread at wind, rain, insects, or rodents. As a result, the scriptures lack efficacious efficacy and recitation yields no benefit of relieving suffering. This truly stems from insincere production, and also from excessive arrogance in self and others. Therefore, the Jingfu jing says: 'Good sons, when transcribing scriptures, one must not transpose hooked strokes or duplicate dots. [Otherwise,] for five hundred lifetimes one will fall into paths of delusion and confusion, and not hear the true Dharma.'