諸經要集 3.49

3.49

又十輪經云若破寺殺害比丘。其人壽終。支節皆疼多日不語。死墮阿鼻地獄。具受諸苦。又三千威儀經云。掃塔上有五事。一不得著履上。二不得背佛掃塔。三不得取上善土持下棄。四不得取下佛像上故華。五當日一過澡手。自持淨巾拂拭佛像。復有五事。一當先灑地。二當使調。三當待燥。四不得逆掃。五不得逆風掃。復有五事。一不得去善土。二當自手拾草。三當取中土轉著下處。四不得令四角掃處有迹。五掃塔前六步便淨（此據事務故限約六步若事閑務多掃彌善也）又正法念經云。若有眾生淨心供養眾僧。掃如來塔。命終生意樂天。身無骨肉亦無污垢。香氣能熏一百由旬。其身淨潔猶如明鏡。又正法念經云。若有眾生識於福田。見有佛塔風雨所壞。若僧房舍。以福德心塗飾治補。復教他人令治故塔。命終生白身天。其身鮮白入珊瑚林。與諸天女五欲自娛。業盡還退。若生人中其身鮮白。

Furthermore, the Daśacakra-sūtra states: "If one destroys a monastery and kills a bhikṣu, when that person's life ends, his limbs and joints will all ache, and he will remain speechless for many days. After death, he will fall into the Avīci hell to fully endure all kinds of suffering." Furthermore, the Sanqian weiyi jing states: "Sweeping above a stūpa involves five rules: first, one must not wear shoes onto it; second, one must not sweep the stūpa with one's back to the Buddha; third, one must not take good soil from above and discard it below; fourth, one must not remove old flowers from upon the Buddha statue; fifth, one should wash one's hands once a day and personally hold a clean cloth to wipe the Buddha statue. There are another five rules: first, one should first sprinkle the ground with water; second, one should make it even; third, one should wait for it to dry; fourth, one must not sweep in reverse; fifth, one must not sweep against the wind. There are another five rules: first, one must not remove good soil; second, one should pick up grass with one's own hands; third, one should take the middle soil and transfer it to a lower place; fourth, one must not leave tracks where the four corners are swept; fifth, sweeping six paces in front of the stūpa is considered clean." (This is based on having duties, hence the limit of six paces; if one has leisure from duties, sweeping more is even better.) Furthermore, the Saddharmasmṛtyupasthāna-sūtra states: "If there are sentient beings who, with a pure mind, make offerings to the monastic assembly and sweep the Tathāgata's stūpa, at the end of their lives they will be born in the Heaven of Joyful Delights. Their bodies will have neither bones nor flesh, nor will they have any defilement. Their fragrance will perfume a hundred yojanas, and their bodies will be pure and spotless like a bright mirror." Furthermore, the Saddharmasmṛtyupasthāna-sūtra states: "If there are sentient beings who recognize the field of merit (puṇyakṣetra), and seeing a Buddha stūpa or monastic quarters damaged by wind and rain, apply plaster, paint, repair, and mend them with a mind of merit, and also instruct others to repair the old stūpa, at the end of their lives they will be born in the White-Bodied Heaven. Their bodies will be pure and white, and they will enter coral groves to enjoy themselves with celestial maidens through the five desires. When their karma is exhausted, they will fall back; if born among humans, their bodies will be pure and white."