諸經要集 9.85

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又大集經云。或作比丘。所得種種資生之具。皆是信心檀越所施。而是眾生或自食噉。或與他人。或共眾人。盜竊隱藏私處自用。如是業故墮三惡道。久受勤苦。復有眾生。貧窮下賤不得自在。是故出家。望得富饒解脫安樂。既出家已。懈怠嬾墮不讀誦經。禪慧精勤捨而不習。樂知僧事。復有比丘。晝夜精勤樂修善法。讀誦經典。坐禪習慧不捨須臾。以是因緣。感諸四輩種種供養。時知事人。得利養已或自私食。或復盜與親舊俗人。以是等緣久處惡道。出已還入。如是愚瞑。不懼當來果報輕重。我今戒勅沙門弟子。念法住持。不得自稱我是沙門。真法行人。倚眾僧故。受他信施物。或餅或菜或果或華。但是眾僧所食之物。不得輒與一切俗人。亦不得云此是我物。別眾而食。又亦不得以眾僧物貯積興生種種販賣云有利益。招世譏嫌。又亦不得出貴收賤與世爭利。又亦不得為於飲食及僧因緣。使諸眾生墮三惡道。應須勸引安善法中令比丘眾真信三寶。攝諸眾生乃至父母。令得安隱置三解脫。

Moreover, the Mahāsaṃnipāta-sūtra says: Some become bhikṣus, and the various necessities of life they obtain are all given by faithful dānapatis. Yet these beings either consume them themselves, or give them to others, or share them with many people, stealing, concealing, and privately using them in secret places. Due to such karma, they fall into the three evil destinies and undergo bitter toil for a long time. Furthermore, there are beings who, being poor and lowly, do not have independence; therefore they renounce the household life, hoping to obtain wealth, abundance, liberation, peace, and happiness. Yet having renounced the household life, they are lax and indolent, not reading or reciting the sūtras, abandoning and not cultivating meditation, wisdom, and diligence, but taking pleasure in administering saṅgha affairs. Furthermore, there are bhikṣus who day and night are diligent and vigorous, taking delight in cultivating wholesome dharmas, reading and reciting the scriptures, practicing meditation, and cultivating wisdom without abandoning it for a single moment. Due to these causes and conditions, they inspire the four assemblies to make various offerings. At that time, the administrators of saṅgha affairs, having obtained these offerings, either secretly consume them themselves, or steal and give them to relatives, acquaintances, and laypeople. Because of such causes and conditions, they long abide in the evil destinies; having emerged, they enter again. So blind and foolish are they that they do not fear whether the future retribution will be light or heavy. I now admonish and instruct my śramaṇa disciples to be mindful of preserving the Dharma. Do not call yourself a śramaṇa, a practitioner of the true Dharma, and yet, relying on the saṅgha, receive the faithful offerings of others—whether cakes, vegetables, fruits, or flowers—for whatever is food to be eaten by the saṅgha must not be arbitrarily given to any layperson. Nor may one say, 'This is my personal property,' and eat it apart from the assembly. Nor may one hoard the saṅgha's goods to engage in trade and various forms of commerce, claiming there is profit, thereby inviting the world's censure and ridicule. Nor may one sell at high prices and buy at low prices to compete with the world for profit. Nor may one, on account of food, drink, and saṅgha affairs, cause sentient beings to fall into the three evil destinies. One should encourage, guide, and establish them in wholesome dharmas, causing the community of bhikṣus to have true faith in the Triratna, gathering in sentient beings, up to and including their parents, causing them to attain peace and ease and establishing them in the three liberations.