佛說佛名經 30.18
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30.18
"We disciples, from worlds without beginning until now, have with this present evil body, a bewildered and disordered mind, immeasurable inverted views, afflictions, and evil karma that cannot be fully recounted. The manifold sins committed were done without self-awareness; with evil minds blazing, we did not perceive future lifetimes, but only saw the present, delighting in indulging afflictions, staying far from wholesome roots, obstructed by evil karma, and associating with bad spiritual companions. We have performed non-Dharma actions in the presence of monks, non-Dharma actions in the presence of nuns, non-Dharma actions in the presence of our parents, or non-Dharma actions before the great assembly; or we have used the saṅgha's garland articles at our own will; or before the saṅgha of the five divisions, we have raised rights and wrongs or spoken of immeasurable evil fruits of the world; or we have killed sentient beings who possess the wholesome roots of bodhi; or we have slandered Dharma masters, explaining Dharma as non-Dharma and non-Dharma as Dharma, asserting that the Tathāgata is impermanent, the True Dharma is impermanent, and the Saṅgha-jewel is impermanent; or we have taken no pleasure in giving and have faithfully accepted false teachings. Sins such as these are immeasurable and boundless. Therefore, today, with immeasurable fear and immeasurable shame and conscience, we take refuge in the Triratna, the compassionate Buddhas, the Vaipulya [sūtras], our parents, and the bodhisattva spiritual companions. Grant permission for us today to disclose and confess!"
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