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English version Due to the wisdom of liberation and the knowledge of liberation, one upholds the precepts, and in order to manifest transformations through supernatural powers, one upholds the precepts. Thus, upholding the precepts, they are not broken, not flawed, not defiled, firm, without action, fully accomplished, exquisite and undefiled, pure and fragrant, praised by the wise, extolled by all Buddhas, and practiced according to the Dharma, firm and true. 'If a Bodhisattva achieves such upholding of precepts, they will not lose ten merits. What are the ten? They will not lose the position of a Chakravartin King (universal monarch), and even in that position, they will not become negligent, hoping to attain unsurpassed Bodhi (enlightenment) and wishing to see the Buddha; they will not lose the position of Indra (king of the gods), and even in that position, they will not become negligent, hoping to attain unsurpassed Bodhi and wishing to see the Buddha; they will not lose the position of Brahma (creator god), and even in that position, they will not become negligent, hoping to attain unsurpassed Bodhi and wishing to see the Buddha; they will have pure faith and will not lose the opportunity to hear the Dharma; they will be able to discern the Dharma they have heard; they will not lose the ability to acquire the wisdom of a Bodhisattva; they will not lose the eloquence that is uninterrupted and unimpeded; they will not lose the accumulation of all good roots; they will not lose the praise of all Buddhas, Śrāvakas (disciples of the Buddha), and Pratyekabuddhas (solitary Buddhas); they will not lose the ability to quickly understand the wisdom of all Buddhas. If a Bodhisattva achieves such upholding of precepts, they will not lose these ten merits.' 'When a Bodhisattva achieves such a collection of precepts, they are constantly revered by the gods, respected by the Nāgas (serpent deities), constantly offered to by the Yakṣas (nature spirits), and also constantly offered to by the Gandharvas (celestial musicians); the Asuras (demigods) serve them, and kings, Brahmins (priests), elders, and lay practitioners all respect them; the wise often approach them, the Buddhas often remember them, and gods and humans often take them as their teachers, and they are always compassionate towards sentient beings.' 'If a Bodhisattva thus purely upholds the collection of precepts, they will not be born in four places, except to transform sentient beings. What are the four? They will not be born in border regions, not be born in countries without the Dharma, not be born into families with wrong views, and not be born in evil realms. A Bodhisattva who thus purely upholds the collection of precepts will not be born in these four places.' 'Furthermore, good man! A Bodhisattva who thus purely upholds the collection of precepts will not lose four merits. What are the four? They will not lose the mind of Bodhi, will not lose the remembrance of the Buddha, will not lose the opportunity to hear the Dharma, and even after hearing the Dharma, they will not forget it for countless asaṃkhya kalpas (incalculable eons). This is the merit of a Bodhisattva's pure upholding of precepts.' -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 持戒聚不失四法。
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“善男子！若菩萨如是净护戒聚，不值四处——不值法灭、不值刀兵劫、不值饥饿劫、不值劫烧。菩萨如是净持戒聚不值是四。 “复次，善男子！菩萨如是净持戒聚得四胜法。所谓不诳佛、不诳诸天、不诳众生、不诳自心。菩萨如是净持戒聚得四胜法。 “复次，善男子！菩萨成就护持戒聚离十种畏。何等十？离地狱畏，离畜生畏，离饿鬼畏，离贫穷畏，离不称赞畏，离诸缠畏，离诸声闻、缘觉位畏，离天、龙、夜叉、乾闼婆、阿修罗、迦楼罗、紧那罗、摩睺罗伽、拘办茶、罗刹等畏，离魁脍、刀杖、火毒等畏，离诸师子、虎豹、熊罴及多勒叉、狐狼、蟒蛇、猫鼠、百足毒蛇、䖧𧔣、王贼等畏。菩萨如是住净戒聚离十种畏。 “善男子！菩萨持戒则能发起一切佛法，乃至起于无上菩提。何以故？若有持戒便有三昧、若有持戒便有智慧、若有持戒便有解脱、若有持戒便有解脱知见。 “善男子！云何名戒？戒者，名为寂调结使。以何缘故名为结使？以染污三有诸众生故名为结使。云何名寂？无妄想、无分别、无起着，永不思念一切诸法，是名寂调一切结使。 “善男子！若菩萨摩诃萨不能如是知寂调结使，是不名为戒聚清净。何以故？若不能知寂调结使，虽 现代汉语译本：持守戒律的聚集不会失去四种功德。 ‘善男子！如果菩萨这样清净地守护戒律的聚集，就不会遭遇四种灾难——不会遭遇佛法灭绝的时期，不会遭遇刀兵劫难，不会遭遇饥饿的劫难，不会遭遇火灾的劫难。菩萨这样清净地持守戒律的聚集就不会遭遇这四种灾难。’ ‘再者，善男子！菩萨这样清净地持守戒律的聚集会获得四种殊胜的功德。那就是不欺骗佛陀，不欺骗诸天，不欺骗众生，不欺骗自己的内心。菩萨这样清净地持守戒律的聚集会获得这四种殊胜的功德。’ ‘再者，善男子！菩萨成就守护戒律的聚集会远离十种恐惧。是哪十种呢？远离地狱的恐惧，远离畜生的恐惧，远离饿鬼的恐惧，远离贫穷的恐惧，远离不被称赞的恐惧，远离各种烦恼的恐惧，远离声闻（sravaka，听闻佛法而修行的人）、缘觉（pratyekabuddha，独自觉悟的人）果位的恐惧，远离天（deva，天神）、龙（naga，神龙）、夜叉（yaksa，守护神）、乾闼婆（gandharva，天上的乐神）、阿修罗（asura，非天神）、迦楼罗（garuda，金翅鸟神）、紧那罗（kinnara，歌神）、摩睺罗伽（mahoraga，大蟒神）、拘办茶（kumbhanda，守宫神）、罗刹（raksasa，恶鬼）等的恐惧，远离刽子手、刀杖、火毒等的恐惧，远离狮子、老虎、豹子、熊、罴以及多勒叉（多勒叉，一种野兽）、狐狸、狼、蟒蛇、猫、老鼠、蜈蚣、毒蛇、蝎子、蚰蜒、国王、盗贼等的恐惧。菩萨这样安住于清净的戒律聚集，就能远离这十种恐惧。’ ‘善男子！菩萨持守戒律就能发起一切佛法，乃至发起无上菩提（anuttara-samyak-sambodhi，无上正等正觉）。为什么呢？如果持守戒律，就会有三昧（samadhi，禅定）；如果持守戒律，就会有智慧（prajna）；如果持守戒律，就会有解脱（vimoksa）；如果持守戒律，就会有解脱知见。’ ‘善男子！什么叫做戒呢？戒，名为寂静调伏烦恼。因为什么缘故称为烦恼呢？因为染污三有（欲界、色界、无色界）的众生，所以称为烦恼。什么叫做寂静呢？没有妄想，没有分别，没有执着，永远不思念一切诸法，这就叫做寂静调伏一切烦恼。’ ‘善男子！如果菩萨摩诃萨（bodhisattva-mahasattva，大菩萨）不能这样了解寂静调伏烦恼，就不称为戒律聚集清净。为什么呢？如果不能了解寂静调伏烦恼，虽然
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English version: The gathering of precepts does not lose four merits. 'Good man! If a Bodhisattva thus purely protects the gathering of precepts, he will not encounter four calamities—he will not encounter the time of the extinction of the Dharma, he will not encounter the calamity of war, he will not encounter the calamity of famine, and he will not encounter the calamity of fire. A Bodhisattva who thus purely upholds the gathering of precepts will not encounter these four calamities.' 'Furthermore, good man! A Bodhisattva who thus purely upholds the gathering of precepts will obtain four superior merits. These are not deceiving the Buddha, not deceiving the gods, not deceiving sentient beings, and not deceiving one's own mind. A Bodhisattva who thus purely upholds the gathering of precepts will obtain these four superior merits.' 'Furthermore, good man! A Bodhisattva who achieves the protection of the gathering of precepts will be free from ten fears. What are the ten? Being free from the fear of hell, being free from the fear of animals, being free from the fear of hungry ghosts, being free from the fear of poverty, being free from the fear of not being praised, being free from the fear of various afflictions, being free from the fear of the stages of Sravakas (sravaka, those who practice by hearing the Dharma) and Pratyekabuddhas (pratyekabuddha, those who awaken on their own), being free from the fear of gods (deva), dragons (naga), yakshas (yaksa, guardian deities), gandharvas (gandharva, celestial musicians), asuras (asura, demigods), garudas (garuda, mythical bird), kinnaras (kinnara, celestial musicians), mahoragas (mahoraga, great serpent deities), kumbhandas (kumbhanda, guardian spirits), rakshasas (raksasa, demons), and others, being free from the fear of executioners, swords, fire, and poison, being free from the fear of lions, tigers, leopards, bears, and dhole (dhole, a wild animal), foxes, wolves, pythons, cats, rats, centipedes, poisonous snakes, scorpions, millipedes, kings, and thieves. A Bodhisattva who thus dwells in the pure gathering of precepts will be free from these ten fears.' 'Good man! A Bodhisattva who upholds the precepts can initiate all Buddha-Dharma, and even initiate unsurpassed Bodhi (anuttara-samyak-sambodhi, unsurpassed perfect enlightenment). Why is this so? If one upholds the precepts, there will be samadhi (samadhi, meditative concentration); if one upholds the precepts, there will be wisdom (prajna); if one upholds the precepts, there will be liberation (vimoksa); if one upholds the precepts, there will be the knowledge and vision of liberation.' 'Good man! What is called a precept? A precept is called the pacification and taming of defilements. Why is it called defilement? Because it defiles sentient beings in the three realms of existence (desire realm, form realm, formless realm), it is called defilement. What is called pacification? It is without delusion, without discrimination, without attachment, and never thinking of all dharmas. This is called the pacification and taming of all defilements.' 'Good man! If a Bodhisattva-Mahasattva (bodhisattva-mahasattva, great Bodhisattva) cannot understand the pacification and taming of defilements in this way, it is not called the purity of the gathering of precepts. Why is this so? If one cannot understand the pacification and taming of defilements, although --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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生梵世犹为结染，乃至非想非非想处犹为结使。善男子！是故当知寂三界结名净戒聚。” 尔时，净威力士白佛言：“世尊！若离三界诸结使染名净戒聚，世尊何故为菩萨时离三界结，还生其中？” 尔时，世尊告净威力士：“善男子！菩萨摩诃萨不以自结生于三界，以方便故同在三界无三界结，化众生故。善男子！假使人天能画虚空现诸色像，于意云何？为希有不？” “如是世尊！如是善逝！是人所作甚为希有。” 佛言：“善男子！菩萨舍离一切结使，处在三界、现三乘化，是乃希有。” 净威力士言：“世尊！是菩萨成就住解脱门，怜愍众生还住三界。世尊！譬如有人从魁脍所得全身命，既得脱已，复还其所而语之言：‘汝今杀我，莫杀余人。’世尊！是三界者如魁脍舍、一切众生喻应死者、生死诸行犹如魁脍、从得脱者犹如菩萨脱三界已，为化众生、为脱众生还住三界。世尊！是菩萨大悲，诸声闻、缘觉所不能及。何以故？声闻、缘觉无是大悲、无善方便、无净戒庄严。” 世尊复告净威力士：“善男子！云何菩萨摩诃萨善能修集多闻庄严、求学多闻？善男子！菩萨摩诃萨于诸和上阿阇梨所，恭敬、供养、尊重、赞叹，随教而行，除舍憍慢速受教诲，于正法中生起药 现代汉语译本：即使在梵天世界，仍然有烦恼的束缚，乃至在非想非非想处（既非有想也非无想的禅定境界）也仍然有烦恼的束缚。善男子！因此应当知道，寂静三界的烦恼束缚才称为清净的戒律集合。 这时，净威力士（菩萨名）问佛说：‘世尊！如果离开三界的一切烦恼束缚才称为清净的戒律集合，那么世尊您为什么在做菩萨时已经离开了三界的束缚，还要再次投生其中呢？’ 这时，世尊告诉净威力士说：‘善男子！菩萨摩诃萨不是因为自己的烦恼而投生于三界，而是为了方便教化众生，所以虽然身处三界却没有三界的烦恼束缚。善男子！假设有人能在虚空中绘画，显现各种颜色和形象，你认为如何？这算不算稀有？’ ‘是的，世尊！是的，善逝（佛的称号）！这个人所做的事情非常稀有。’ 佛说：‘善男子！菩萨舍离一切烦恼束缚，身处三界，示现声闻乘、缘觉乘、菩萨乘三种教化，这才是稀有的。’ 净威力士说：‘世尊！这位菩萨成就了安住于解脱之门，怜悯众生而再次安住于三界。世尊！譬如有人从刽子手那里得到全身的性命，既然已经脱离了危险，又回到刽子手那里对他说：‘你现在杀我吧，不要杀其他人。’世尊！这三界就像刽子手的住所，一切众生就像应该被处死的人，生死轮回就像刽子手，从生死中解脱的人就像菩萨脱离三界之后，为了教化众生、为了解脱众生而再次安住于三界。世尊！这位菩萨的大悲心，是声闻、缘觉所不能及的。为什么呢？因为声闻、缘觉没有这样的大悲心、没有善巧方便、没有清净戒律的庄严。’ 世尊又告诉净威力士说：‘善男子！菩萨摩诃萨如何才能善于修习多闻的庄严，求学多闻呢？善男子！菩萨摩诃萨对于诸位和尚（出家受戒的师父）和阿阇梨（教授戒律的师父），恭敬、供养、尊重、赞叹，依教奉行，去除骄慢之心，迅速接受教诲，在正法中生起如药一般的信心。’