The Crime of Destroying Property by Curses

Original text of the second section of the Upāsaka Five Precepts Sūtra:有一居士种植萝卜。又有一人来至园所。语居士言。与我萝卜。居士问言。汝有价耶。为当直索。答言。我无价也。居士曰。若须萝卜。当持价来。我若但与汝者。何以供朝夕之膳耶。客言。汝定不与我耶。主曰。吾岂得与汝。客便以咒术令菜干枯。回自生疑。将无犯不可悔耶。往决如来。佛言。计直所犯。可悔不可悔。茎叶华实皆与根同。

Explanation: There was an upāsaka who grew radishes. Another person came to the radish garden and said to the upāsaka: "Give me radishes." The upāsaka asked him: "Will you pay for them, or are you just asking outright?" The person replied: "I have no money." The upāsaka said: "If you want radishes, you should bring money. If I simply give them to you for nothing, what will I have to sustain myself day to day?" The person said: "Are you really not going to give me any?" The upāsaka said: "How could I give them to you?" The person then used a mantra-spell to wither the vegetables. After returning home, he himself gave rise to doubt, thinking: "Have I committed an offense that cannot be repented?" So he went to the Buddha to ask for clarification. The Buddha said: "Based on the value of the vegetables you destroyed, determine whether the offense you committed can be repented or cannot be repented. The stems, leaves, flowers, and fruits all count the same as the roots in value."