諸經要集 5.82

5.82

Also, the Upāsakaśīla-sūtra states: "If one makes robes or bowls oneself, one should first offer them to the Buddha, and also have one's parents, teachers, elders, and upādhyāya use them once before wearing them oneself. If offering them to the Buddha, one should redeem them with flowers and incense. In all eating and chewing, one must first give to śramaṇas and brahmacārins, and only then eat oneself. When actually taking food, one must again generate mindful reflections: When taking down the first spoonful, wish to completely cut off all evils. When taking down the second spoonful, wish to cultivate all goodness to completion. When taking down the third spoonful, dedicate the roots of goodness cultivated to sentient beings so that all may attain buddhahood together. If one cannot maintain this mindfulness mouthful by mouthful, it is also permissible to generate a single encompassing thought just before eating." Therefore, the Mātṛkā-śāstra states: "When obtaining food, maintain mindfulness mouthful by mouthful; when obtaining robes, maintain mindfulness with each garment worn; when entering a room, maintain mindfulness with each entrance. For those of dull faculties, generate a single encompassing thought." Therefore, in the sixth fascicle of the Avataṃsaka-sūtra, the bodhisattva has one hundred and forty vows: in whatever is done, verses and mindfulness are recited. One who eats in this manner neither has afflictions nor is apart from afflictions; principle and phenomena are harmoniously unified, benefiting beings and generating goodness. Therefore, the Ekottarika-āgama states: "Among acts of giving, the supreme is none other than the gift of Dharma. Among karmic actions, the supreme is none other than Dharma action. Among acts of kindness, the supreme is none other than Dharma kindness. If one eats to excess, the breath becomes rushed, the body full, and the hundred channels obstructed, causing the mind to be blocked and sitting in meditation to be uneasy. If one eats too little, the body becomes emaciated, the mind suspended, and the breath depleted and unstabilized." Therefore, a verse in the Ekottarika-āgama says: