諸經要集 3.49

3.49

Furthermore, the Daśacakra-sūtra states: "If one destroys a monastery and kills a bhikṣu, when that person's life ends, his limbs and joints will all ache, and he will remain speechless for many days. After death, he will fall into the Avīci hell to fully endure all kinds of suffering." Furthermore, the Sanqian weiyi jing states: "Sweeping above a stūpa involves five rules: first, one must not wear shoes onto it; second, one must not sweep the stūpa with one's back to the Buddha; third, one must not take good soil from above and discard it below; fourth, one must not remove old flowers from upon the Buddha statue; fifth, one should wash one's hands once a day and personally hold a clean cloth to wipe the Buddha statue. There are another five rules: first, one should first sprinkle the ground with water; second, one should make it even; third, one should wait for it to dry; fourth, one must not sweep in reverse; fifth, one must not sweep against the wind. There are another five rules: first, one must not remove good soil; second, one should pick up grass with one's own hands; third, one should take the middle soil and transfer it to a lower place; fourth, one must not leave tracks where the four corners are swept; fifth, sweeping six paces in front of the stūpa is considered clean." (This is based on having duties, hence the limit of six paces; if one has leisure from duties, sweeping more is even better.) Furthermore, the Saddharmasmṛtyupasthāna-sūtra states: "If there are sentient beings who, with a pure mind, make offerings to the monastic assembly and sweep the Tathāgata's stūpa, at the end of their lives they will be born in the Heaven of Joyful Delights. Their bodies will have neither bones nor flesh, nor will they have any defilement. Their fragrance will perfume a hundred yojanas, and their bodies will be pure and spotless like a bright mirror." Furthermore, the Saddharmasmṛtyupasthāna-sūtra states: "If there are sentient beings who recognize the field of merit (puṇyakṣetra), and seeing a Buddha stūpa or monastic quarters damaged by wind and rain, apply plaster, paint, repair, and mend them with a mind of merit, and also instruct others to repair the old stūpa, at the end of their lives they will be born in the White-Bodied Heaven. Their bodies will be pure and white, and they will enter coral groves to enjoy themselves with celestial maidens through the five desires. When their karma is exhausted, they will fall back; if born among humans, their bodies will be pure and white."