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佛說佛名經 21.41

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21.41

“Or we took the property of the Buddha, the Dharma, and the Saṅgha without it being given: whether it was property for scriptures and images, property for repairing stūpas and monasteries, property for offerings to the resident Saṅgha, or property intended for the Saṅgha of the four directions; or we stole it, mistakenly misused it, or relied on influence not to return it; or we borrowed it ourselves or lent it to others, or exchanged, borrowed, leaked, or falsely misdirected it; or we jumbled and indiscriminately used the property of the Triratna; or with the grains, rice, firewood, ginger, fermented beans, paste, vinegar, vegetables, fruits, money, silks, bamboo, timber, coloured silks, banners, canopies, incense, flowers, oil, and candles of the Saṅgha, we indulged our personal desires and caprices. Or we promised to donate items to the Triratna but deceptively failed to give them, either using them ourselves or giving them to others; or we plucked the flowers and fruits of the Buddha or used the flower-garland items of the Saṅgha, using the wealth of the Triratna to secretly profit ourselves. Transgressions such as these are immeasurable and boundless; today, filled with shame, we disclose and repent them.

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