諸經要集 2.63

2.63

'"If there is a bhikṣu who receives the Dharma from another, in the presence of that master he should give rise to a mind of honor and deep respect. When wishing to receive the Dharma, being before the master, he must not laugh lightly, show his teeth, cross his feet, gaze at his feet, move his feet, or stand on tiptoe. If the master does not ask, he must not speak presumptuously. Whenever he is employed in any task, he must not disobey commands. He must not stare at the master's face. He should keep a distance of three cubits from the master; when told to sit he should sit immediately, not disobeying instruction. Toward that master he should give rise to a mind of loving-kindness. If he has any doubt, he should first inform him; only seeing that the master permits it should he then ask for resolution. Know that three times a day he should inquire after his coming and going; if during the three periods of the day he does not inquire after his coming and going, that master should discipline him according to the Dharma. If he visits the master and does not see him, he should take a clod of earth, wood, or grass as a token. If he sees the master inside his room, the student at that time should with a sincere mind circumambulate the room three times and make prostrations to the master, and only then return. If he does not see the master, all chores must cease and must not be done, except for urinating and defecating. Furthermore, the disciple, in the presence of his master, must not speak harsh words; when rebuked by the master he should not retort. The master's sitting mat and bed should first be spread and wiped clean, so that there are no dust, stains, insects, or ants. Whether the master is sitting, lying down, or until the master rises, he should cultivate his recitation practice. At that time, that student, as soon as the sun rises in the east, should go to the master's place, knowing the proper time well, and frequently approach the master's side to inquire what is needed: 'What task shall I do?' Furthermore, the disciple before the master must not spit or blow his nose. When walking inside the monastery, out of reverence for the master, he must not cover his shoulders with his kāṣāya, nor cover his head. If the weather is hot, he should fan the master with a fan at three separate times a day, provide water three times to let him bathe, and three times offer cold drinks. Whatever tasks the master undertakes, he should assist with all his physical strength." The Buddha told Ānanda: "If in future ages there are bhikṣus who do not give rise to reverence toward their masters, but speak of the faults and shortcomings of their masters and the Saṅgha, such persons are neither srotāpannas nor ordinary persons; those foolish people should be disciplined in this manner. Even if the master truly had faults, one still must not speak of them, how much less when he has none! If there are bhikṣus who are irreverent toward their masters, I say there is a separate small hell named Beating and Pounding, into which they will fall. Having fallen into that place, they will have one body with four heads, their bodies completely aflame like a mass of fire, emitting huge, fierce blazes that burn ceaselessly, burning over and over again. In that hell there are also worms named Hook-Beaks; those venomous worms constantly devour their tongue roots. When those foolish persons discard their bodies from that place, they are born among animals; all because they previously reviled their masters, through the fault of their tongue roots they constantly eat feces and urine. Having discarded that body, although born in the human realm, they are constantly born in borderlands, fully endowed with evil dharmas. Even if they obtain a human body, their skin does not resemble a human's, and they cannot attain the full physical form and appearance of a human; they are constantly despised, slandered, humiliated, and insulted. Far from the Buddha, the Bhagavat, they are constantly without wisdom. After dying from there, they fall back into hell, further undergoing measureless and boundless states of suffering and distress."'