佛說佛名經 30.183

30.183

「次懺劫盜之業。經中說言：『若物屬他，他所守護，於此物中一草一葉，不與不取，何況盜竊？』但自眾生唯見現在利故，以種種不道而取，致使未來受此殃累。是故，經言：『劫盜之罪，能令眾生墮於地獄餓鬼受苦。若在畜生，則受牛馬驢騾駱駝等形，以其所有身力血肉償他宿債。若生人中為他奴婢，衣不蔽形，食不充命，貧寒困苦，人理殆盡。』劫盜既有如是苦報，是故，弟子！今日至到稽首歸依佛。

"Next, repenting of the karma of robbery and theft. In the sūtras it is said: 'If an item belongs to another, guarded and protected by another, then regarding this item, even a single blade of grass or a single leaf is not to be taken if not given—how much less to steal it?' Yet sentient beings, merely because they see present advantage, take it by various unrighteous means, causing them to suffer these calamitous consequences in the future. Therefore, the sūtras say: 'The sin of robbery and theft can cause sentient beings to fall into the hells and the hungry ghosts to undergo suffering. If born among animals, they take the forms of oxen, horses, donkeys, mules, camels, and the like, repaying their past debts with their physical strength, blood, and flesh. If born among humans, they become servants and slaves to others, their clothes failing to cover their bodies, their food insufficient to sustain their lives, impoverished and destitute, with scarcely any human dignity remaining.' Since robbery and theft have such bitter retributions, therefore, we disciples today, with utmost sincerity, bow our heads and take refuge in the Buddhas: