諸經要集 5.82

5.82

又優婆塞戒經云。若自造作衣服鉢器。先奉上佛。并令父母師長和上先一受用。然後自服。若上佛者。以花香贖。凡所食噉。要先施於沙門梵志。然後自食。正下食時復須作念。初下一匙時。願斷一切惡盡。下第二匙時。願修一切善滿。下第三匙時。所修善根。迴施眾生普共成佛。若不能口口作念。臨欲食時。總作一念亦得。故摩德勒伽論云。若得食時口口作念。若得衣時著著作念。入房時入入作念。若鈍根者總作一念。故華嚴經第六卷。菩薩有一百四十願。凡所施為皆誦偈念。如此食者。非有煩惱非離煩惱。理事會通。利生物善。故增一阿含經云。施中上者不過法施。業中上者不過法業。恩中上者不過法恩。若過飽食。則氣急身滿百脈不通。令心壅塞坐念不安。若限分少食。則身羸心懸。氣虛無固。故增一阿含經偈云。

Also, the Upāsakaśīla-sūtra states: "If one makes robes or bowls oneself, one should first offer them to the Buddha, and also have one's parents, teachers, elders, and upādhyāya use them once before wearing them oneself. If offering them to the Buddha, one should redeem them with flowers and incense. In all eating and chewing, one must first give to śramaṇas and brahmacārins, and only then eat oneself. When actually taking food, one must again generate mindful reflections: When taking down the first spoonful, wish to completely cut off all evils. When taking down the second spoonful, wish to cultivate all goodness to completion. When taking down the third spoonful, dedicate the roots of goodness cultivated to sentient beings so that all may attain buddhahood together. If one cannot maintain this mindfulness mouthful by mouthful, it is also permissible to generate a single encompassing thought just before eating." Therefore, the Mātṛkā-śāstra states: "When obtaining food, maintain mindfulness mouthful by mouthful; when obtaining robes, maintain mindfulness with each garment worn; when entering a room, maintain mindfulness with each entrance. For those of dull faculties, generate a single encompassing thought." Therefore, in the sixth fascicle of the Avataṃsaka-sūtra, the bodhisattva has one hundred and forty vows: in whatever is done, verses and mindfulness are recited. One who eats in this manner neither has afflictions nor is apart from afflictions; principle and phenomena are harmoniously unified, benefiting beings and generating goodness. Therefore, the Ekottarika-āgama states: "Among acts of giving, the supreme is none other than the gift of Dharma. Among karmic actions, the supreme is none other than Dharma action. Among acts of kindness, the supreme is none other than Dharma kindness. If one eats to excess, the breath becomes rushed, the body full, and the hundred channels obstructed, causing the mind to be blocked and sitting in meditation to be uneasy. If one eats too little, the body becomes emaciated, the mind suspended, and the breath depleted and unstabilized." Therefore, a verse in the Ekottarika-āgama says: