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KMG042 0005.A Concise Commentary on the Pratimoksha Sutra A Stairway to Definitive Goodness.·A Concise Commentary on the Pratimoksha Sutra A Stairway to Definitive Goodness..g2.0f

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It belongs to a downfall. Fourth, playing in the water: If one wants to cool off or learn to swim, there is no downfall, but if a monk, like those of the seventeen schools, swims with the mind of playing in the water, it is a downfall. Fifth, sleeping with a woman: Again, like one who has not abandoned sexual desire, if a monk of this school sleeps undressed with a woman capable of sexual intercourse in any of the four places, it is a downfall. Sixth, causing fright: Again, like a monk who always goes for alms, if he himself causes another monk to be frightened, or allows others to cause him to be frightened, even if it is with the intention of joking, unless it is to make the other person weary, it is a downfall. Seventh, hiding things, etc.: Again, like the group of six monks, if a monk of this school, or a nun, or a female novice, or a male novice, or a female novice's bowl, or Dharma garment, or bowl bag, or bowl, or belt, or any other necessities for the life of a practitioner, hides it himself, or allows others to hide it, unless it is for the purpose of wanting to help, it is a downfall. Eighth, living by giving: Again, like the Near Joyful monk, if any monk gives clothes to a monk, and then uses them without the trust of the other person's giving, it is a downfall. Ninth, slander: Again, like the monks who are friends and born from the earth, being angry and harboring hatred, if they slander a pure monk like a great wealthy treasure, without any basis, with any of the thirteen remaining offenses, it is a downfall. Tenth, walking with a woman: Again, like the monk going to Shravasti, if any monk of this school, without a man, walks with a woman capable of sexual intercourse on the path of the monastery, even if it is between villages, exceeding one krosha, it is a downfall. However, if it is to drive away wild animals, or to escort to a dangerous place. (Note: Except for guiding the way, and leading those who are unable.) The eighth section has two parts: briefly explaining with a summary, and explaining the definitions of each separately. The first is: In the summary, walking with thieves,

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未满二十岁受具足戒,挖掘土地,超过期限接受供养,舍弃近住学处,由争斗引起的听讼,不语而行,不恭敬,饮酒,非时入村落。第二,其中有十条,第一条是与盗贼一同赶路: 又是像赶路的僧人一样,无论哪个属于此法的僧人,与意见一致的盗贼,以及撕毁赌博纸的商人一同走在去往寺院的路上,即使是到村落之间,超过一由旬,就犯堕罪。除了用其进行遮护等情况。第二条是为未满二十岁者授具足戒: 又是像目犍连之子一样,无论哪个僧人,通过亲教师的方式,为应受戒者中未满二十岁者授予比丘的体性具足戒,就犯堕罪。这样一来,那个人也不会成为受具足戒者,而授戒的那些僧人也会受到呵责,因为对于那个学处来说,这就是仪轨。第三条是挖掘土地: 又是像六群比丘一样的任何僧人,未经允许,用自己的手挖掘具有粘性的土地,或者让别人挖掘,如果没有用手的力量和星宿的配合来允许,除了插入四指左右的橛子,就犯堕罪。第四条是超过期限接受供养: 又是像六群比丘一样的僧人,接受邀请四个月的供养,应当视为己有并承诺。如果超过这个期限接受,就犯堕罪。除了个别邀请僧人,或者之前的供养结束后又再三邀请,或者按时殷勤邀请,或者永久邀请僧人,即直至生命终结,因为对于这种情况来说,这就是期限。第五条是舍弃近住学处: 又是像六群比丘一样的任何僧人,当僧人们劝诫说:‘具寿,您应当学习这个学处’时,对他们这样说:‘我作为比丘,直到询问所有持经者,所有持律者,所有持母者之间’的门

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Ordaining someone who is not yet twenty years old, digging the earth, staying longer than the agreed-upon invitation, abandoning the probationary precepts, listening to quarrels arising from disputes, walking without speaking, being disrespectful, drinking alcohol, and going to the village at inappropriate times. Secondly, there are ten of these. The first is traveling on the road with thieves: Again, like a monk traveling on the road, any monk of this Dharma, together with a thief who is in agreement, or a merchant who tears up gambling papers, if they travel together on the road to the monastery, even if it is to a village, once they have passed one league, it is a downfall. Except for using it for protection, etc. The second is ordaining someone who is not yet twenty years old: Again, like the son of Maudgalyayana, any monk who, through the means of an abbot, ordains someone who is not yet twenty years old as a fully ordained monk, it is a downfall. In that case, that person will not become fully ordained, and those monks who perform the ordination will also be blamed, because for that precept, that is the ritual. The third is digging the earth: Again, any monk like the group of six, without permission, digs the earth that is sticky by nature with his own hands, or has others dig it, unless it is allowed by the power of the hand and the combination of stars, except for inserting a peg about four fingers deep, it is a downfall. The fourth is staying longer than the agreed-upon invitation: Again, a monk like the group of six should accept and promise to be invited for four months. If he accepts beyond that time, it is a downfall. Except for inviting monks individually, or inviting them again and again after the previous invitation has ended, or inviting them diligently on time, or inviting monks permanently, that is, until the end of life, because for that situation, that is the time limit. The fifth is abandoning the probationary precepts: Again, any monk like the group of six, when the monks advise, 'Venerable one, you should train in this precept,' says to them, 'I, as a monk, will wait until I have questioned all those who hold the Sutras, all those who hold the Vinaya, and all those who hold the Matrikas,' the door

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如果(有人)因为三种(原因)做不应该做的事情,(例如)因为年幼而不理解三藏,因为愚昧而不明白三藏,因为不精通三藏,(然后)说:“我不学习你的教诲”,那就犯了堕罪。比丘如果想要通晓一切,也应该学习这个学处。对于持有经藏、律藏和论藏的比丘,也应该询问,因为那个学处是仪轨。第六,由听闻而引起的堕罪是:又如ཉེར་དགའ་(Nyera Ga)这样的比丘,与信仰此法的比丘们发生争斗,揭露过失,不和睦,争论不休。当这些比丘说出什么话时,(如果)这个比丘心想:“我听到了他们所说的话,我要用同样的话来压制他们”,以此为缘由,一言不发,闭口倾听,除非是为了平息争端,否则就犯了堕罪。第七,不说话而离开的堕罪是:又如དགའ་བོ་(Gawa)这样的比丘,当僧团正在进行符合佛法的讨论,进行三种方式的决议时,没有任何理由,不说话就从座位上站起来,离开听法的场所,并且不对比丘们说“我走了”等等,除非发生了钵盂或法衣被火烧毁等必须离开的情况,否则就犯了堕罪。第八,不恭敬的堕罪是:又如ནག་པ་གླང་ཆེན་(Nakpa Langchen)这样的比丘,对僧团、执事和佛陀的教诲不恭敬,那就犯了堕罪。第九,饮用使人昏醉的饮料的堕罪是:又如ལེགས་འོང་(Lek Ong)这样的比丘,饮用用稻米等谷物酿造的酒,或者用草木等制成的调制酒,只要喝下去使人昏醉,那就犯了堕罪。第十,非时进入村落的堕罪是:又如འཆར་ཀ་(Charka)这样的比丘,从午后到黎明前,在非时进入街道、十字路口等村落,并且不对比丘们说(什么),除非发生了钵盂被火烧毁等必须进入的情况,否则就犯了堕罪。第九个十条包含两部分:以偈颂概括,详细解释各自的定义。第一部分是:偈颂中说:

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If (someone) does what should not be done for three (reasons), (for example) because they are young and do not understand the three baskets, because they are ignorant and do not understand the three baskets, because they are not proficient in the three baskets, (and then) say, "I will not study your teachings," then they commit a downfall. A bhikshu who wants to know everything should also study this precept. One should also ask the bhikshus who hold the Sutra Pitaka, the Vinaya Pitaka, and the Abhidhamma Pitaka, because that precept is a ritual. Sixth, the downfall arising from listening is: Again, like the bhikshu Nyera Ga, who quarrels with the bhikshus who believe in this Dharma, reveals faults, is not harmonious, and argues incessantly. When these bhikshus say something, (if) this bhikshu thinks, "I have heard what they said, I will use the same words to suppress them," and for this reason, remains silent, listening without speaking, unless it is to quell the dispute, then they commit a downfall. Seventh, the downfall of leaving without speaking is: Again, like the bhikshu Gawa, when the Sangha is conducting a Dharma discussion, making resolutions in three ways, for no reason, they stand up from their seat without speaking, leave the place of listening, and do not say to the bhikshus, "I am leaving," etc., unless there is a situation where the bowl or robe is burned by fire and they must leave, then they commit a downfall. Eighth, the downfall of disrespect is: Again, like the bhikshu Nakpa Langchen, if they do not respect the Sangha, the stewards, and the teachings of the Buddha, then they commit a downfall. Ninth, the downfall of drinking intoxicating beverages is: Again, like the bhikshu Lek Ong, if they drink alcohol made from grains such as rice, or mixed alcohol made from plants such as grasses and trees, as long as it intoxicates them when swallowed, then they commit a downfall. Tenth, the downfall of entering a village at the wrong time is: Again, like the bhikshu Charka, from afternoon until before dawn, if they enter villages such as streets and crossroads at the wrong time, and do not say (anything) to the bhikshus, unless there is a situation where the bowl is burned by fire and they must enter, then they commit a downfall. The ninth set of ten contains two parts: summarizing with a verse, and explaining each definition in detail. The first part is: In the verse, it says:

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带着食物进入俗家,以及天未亮就进入王宫,还有说“现在才知道”而轻视学处,以及缝补破损的针,以及修理床脚,以及弹松木棉,以及铺设坐垫,以及覆盖兽皮,以及夏季的细布衣服,以及超过善逝法衣尺寸的堕罪。第二部分有十条,第一条是进入俗家的堕罪:例如,如果某位比丘像ཉེར་དགའ་一样,为了食物的缘故,为了在俗家乞食,被邀请后,上午进入两家以上的俗家,下午进入三家或四家,并且不告知在家的施主“如果我没到,请按时分发食物”,除非有衣服被火烧毁等特殊情况,否则即犯堕罪。第二条是夜晚进入王宫的堕罪:例如,如果某位比丘像འཆར་ཀ་一样,在天亮之前,即在第三道曙光未升起之前,进入收藏有宝珠等珍宝,或武器等未被列为珍宝的国王或王族从头顶灌顶的宫殿或宫殿附近,除非国王召见或为了调伏所化等特殊情况,否则每去一次即犯一次堕罪。第三条是轻视学处的堕罪:例如,如果某位比丘像六群比丘一样,在每半月诵戒时,从波罗夷到息诤法七事进行背诵时说:“诸位有德,我现在才知道世尊所说的法也包含在经中,也包含在律中”,如果其他在座的比丘知道这位有德者以前在布萨时已经参加过两三次,更不用说参加过更多次了,如果不知道这位有德者,则不会从堕罪中解脱,因此,对于这种因不乐意而产生的堕罪,应该按照佛法进行忏悔,并且应该责备他说:你在每半月诵戒时,不以恭敬的行为听法,不以信心视师如上师,因为心不恭敬,像木棍一样。

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Entering a house with food, going to the royal palace before dawn, despising the training by saying "Now I know," as well as mending broken needles, repairing bed legs, fluffing wood cotton, laying out cushions, covering hides, summer linen clothes, and offenses that exceed the size of the Sugata's Dharma robes. The second part has ten, the first being the offense of going into houses: For example, if a monk, like Nyer Dga', for the sake of food, for the sake of alms in a house, is invited and goes to more than two houses in the morning, and three or four houses in the afternoon, and does not tell the householder, "If I don't arrive, please distribute the food on time," unless there are special circumstances such as clothes being destroyed by fire, it is an offense. The second is the offense of going to the royal palace at night: For example, if a monk, like 'Char Ka, before dawn, that is, before the last of the three dawns has risen, enters the palace or near the palace where kings or royals are crowned from the crown of their heads, where jewels such as gems are kept, or weapons that are not included as jewels, unless the king summons him or to tame those to be tamed, etc., then for every time he goes, he commits an offense. The third is the offense of despising the training: For example, if a monk, like the group of six, says when reciting the Pratimoksha Sutra from Parajika to the seven ways of settling disputes every half month, "Venerable ones, now I know that this Dharma spoken by the Bhagavan is also included in the Sutras and is also included in the Vinaya," if the other monks present know that this venerable one has previously attended the Uposatha ceremony two or three times, let alone more times, if they do not know this venerable one, then he will not be liberated from the offense, therefore, for this offense arising from unwillingness, he should be made to confess according to the Dharma, and he should be rebuked, saying: When you recite the Pratimoksha Sutra every half month, you do not listen to the Dharma with respectful conduct, you do not regard the teacher as a guru with faith, because your mind is disrespectful, like a wooden stick.