諸經要集 8.87

8.87

又罪福決疑經云。僧尼白衣等。或自捨財。及勸化得物。擬佛受用。經營人將此物。造作鳥獸形像。安佛槃上者。計損滿五錢直。犯逆罪究竟不還。一劫墮阿鼻地獄。贖香油燈供養者無犯。佛不求利。無人堪消。初獻佛時。上中下座。必教白衣奉佛及僧。獻佛竟行與僧食不犯。若不爾者。食佛物故。千億歲墮阿鼻地獄。檀越不受前教。亦招前報。若生人間。九百萬歲墮下賤生。何以故。佛物無人能評價故（述曰。此謂施主決定入佛受用。所以須贖。若如今時齋上每出佛槃飲食。情通彼此不局。執者食訖。還入施主不勞收贖。如七月十五日。獻佛及僧。無佛僧可受用。即須贖食以物食依經獻佛及僧自恣。佛僧福田道高資益冥道。七世亡親現存眷屬。得離災難清升樂處。所以俗人田薄不能資導故不通俗也。數見白衣獻佛訖將為自食。故別疏記）。

Furthermore, the Zuifu jueyi jing says: "Monks, nuns, and laypeople may either donate their own wealth or solicit and obtain goods intended for the Buddha's use. If the manager takes these goods to make images of birds and beasts and places them upon the Buddha's tray, and the calculated loss reaches the value of five coins, he commits an unpardonable sin that cannot ultimately be remedied; for one kalpa he falls into the Avīci Hell. If he redeems it for fragrant oil and lamps as offerings, there is no transgression. The Buddha does not seek profit, and no human can consume [what belongs to the Buddha]. When first presenting [food] to the Buddha, the high, middle, and low seats must instruct the laypeople to present it to the Buddha and the saṃgha. Once presented to the Buddha, distributing it to the saṃgha to eat is not a transgression. If this is not done, then because of eating the Buddha's property, one falls into the Avīci Hell for a thousand koṭis of years. If the dānapati does not accept this instruction, he likewise incurs this retribution. If born among humans, for nine million years he falls into low and vile births. Why? Because no one can set a price on the Buddha's property." (The compiler remarks: This means that if the donor intended it definitely for the Buddha's use, it must therefore be redeemed. If, as in present times at vegetarian feasts, food is offered on the Buddha's tray with an understanding that applies mutually without rigid clinging, then after eating it is returned to the donor without the need for redemption. For example, on the fifteenth day of the seventh month, offerings are made to the Buddha and the saṃgha, and when there is no physical Buddha or saṃgha to use it, one must redeem the food with goods according to the sūtra's teaching on offering to the Buddha and the saṃgha at pravāraṇā. The Buddha and the saṃgha are fields of merit whose noble way aids the underworld, so that deceased relatives of seven generations and living family members may be freed from disaster and ascend cleanly to joyful places. Because laypeople are a thin field that cannot guide and assist, it is not extended to the secular. Having frequently seen laypeople consume what has been offered to the Buddha as their own food, I have recorded this special note.)