諸經要集 10.53

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10.53

Furthermore, the *Jushi qingseng futian jing* states: Specifically inviting five hundred arhats is not as good as taking a single ordinary monk in the regular monastic sequence. In my Dharma, there is no rule of accepting individual invitations. If someone specifically invites a monk, they are not my disciple; this is the dharma of the six teachers, forbidden by the seven Buddhas. Therefore we know there are three kinds of giving, and thus one cannot discuss them in a sweeping manner.

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諸經要集 — Classical Chinese