佛說佛名經 6.23
English (machine translation) 6.23
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6.23
"Or we took without being given the belongings of the Buddha, the Dharma, or the Saṅgha; or objects for sūtras and images, or objects for repairing stupas and monasteries, or objects for offerings to the permanent Saṅgha, or objects intended for the visiting Saṅgha; or we stole and misapplied them, relying on power and not returning them; or we borrowed them ourselves or lent them to others, or exchanged, loaned, leaked, and wasted them; or we mixed and confused the belongings of the Triratna in use; or we took the goods of the monastic assembly—grains, rice, firewood, ginger, fermented beans, sauce, vinegar, vegetables, fruits, cash, textiles, bamboo, timber, patterned silks, banners, canopies, incense, flowers, oil, and candles—and used them according to our whims and wishes; or we pledged to give things to the Triratna but deceptively failed to give them; or we used them ourselves or gave them to others; or we plucked the Buddha's flowers and fruits, or used the garlands of the Saṅgha, using the Triratna's property to privately benefit ourselves. Measureless and boundless are such crimes as these; today with shame and remorse we reveal and perform kṣamā for them.
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