佛說佛名經 21.40

21.40

“From beginningless time until the present day, we disciples have either stolen the wealth and treasures of others, raised blades to forcibly rob them, or relied on our physical power to coerce and take; or relied on official authority, or borrowed influence, using high pillories and heavy fetters to wrongly oppress the innocent, swallowing illicit goods and torturing the upright into falsehood, by which causes and conditions our bodies became entrapped in the net of the law. Or, holding corrupt office, we took possession of others’ property, encroaching on public goods to benefit our private interests, or encroaching on private goods to benefit the public; harming that side to profit this side, profiting that side to harm this side; cutting from others to enrich ourselves, promising with our mouths while begrudging in our hearts. Or we illicitly evaded rents and assessments, stealthily avoided tolls and customs, concealed official levies and taxes, or hid and embezzled them. Transgressions such as these are immeasurable and boundless; today, filled with shame, we take refuge and repent.