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English version Question: 'If an official forces a Bhikkhu (Buddhist monk) to commit an unlawful act, what offense is committed?' Answer: 'It is not allowed.' Question: 'If two men play together and then stop, what offense is committed?' Answer: 'It constitutes an offense, a decisive judgment.' Question: 'If a Bhikkhu eavesdrops on two men engaging in sexual intercourse, what offense is committed?' Answer: 'If listening without lustful intent, a Pattaniya (an offense entailing confession) is committed. If listening with lustful intent, even if the body is not violated, a Thullaccaya (a grave offense) is committed.' Question: 'If a Bhikkhu is sick and unable to walk, can he ride in a carriage or on a horse?' Answer: 'Male animals are permissible. With female animals, if one thinks they are sentient, a Pattaniya is committed. If one thinks they are insentient, a decisive judgment is made. If one does not know it is female, there is no offense.' Question: 'If a Bhikkhu dislikes the scriptures and sells them to make better ones, what offense is committed?' Answer: 'Selling scriptures is the same as selling one's parents, the offense is the same.' Question: 'If two men wrestle, what offense is committed?' Answer: 'A Pattaniya is committed.' Question: 'If animals are engaging in sexual intercourse, and a Bhikkhu verifies it and completely separates them, what offense is committed?' Answer: 'A Pattaniya is committed.' Question: 'Is it permissible to wear small robes and leave the large robe behind, and still receive offerings?' Answer: 'It is permissible.' Question: 'Can a Bhikkhu receive Sangha (monastic community) property during the summer?' Answer: 'If it is property donated to the Sangha, it should be distributed and not kept privately.' Question: 'If a Bhikkhu has a good acquaintance who is a householder and entrusts matters to him, and then begs for items from other Bhikkhus, what offense is committed?' Answer: 'If one knows the householder has malicious intent, it is not permissible, and a Nissaggiya Pacittiya (an offense entailing forfeiture and confession) is committed. If one knows the householder has good intent, it is permissible to take it.' Question: 'If pigeons or sparrows build nests inside a person's house, and a Bhikkhu destroys the nests or blocks rat holes, what offense is committed?' Answer: 'If the pigeons or sparrows have not yet laid eggs, it is permissible to remove the nests. If they have laid eggs, it is not permissible to remove them. If a rat hole has only one opening, it is not permissible to block it. If there are inner and outer openings, it is permissible to block the inner one.' Question: 'Can a Bhikkhu correspond and write letters to his teacher and fellow students?' Answer: 'If they are in other places and their situations are known to each other, it is permissible. If they are in different countries, it is not permissible.' Question: 'If someone wants to become a monk, but the king and parents do not allow it,' -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 为得戒不？”答：“不得。”
Chinese
尔时目连从座而起，白佛言：“世尊！快说毗尼。于如来灭度后，谁能受持如是毗尼？” 佛告目连：“思学毗尼者，当知是人能修行如是毗尼。”佛告目连：“吾灭度后，若有比丘比丘尼诽谤如是毗尼者，当知是人是魔朋侣、非吾弟子。如是人辈，世世学道不成，不出三界。吾今怜愍诸众生辈。” 是时目连闻佛所说，欢喜奉行。 佛说目连问戒律中五百轻重事 按文，国本有三百六十七问，丹本同此。则宋本只有二百二十问者，脱之甚矣。今取二本补之，然亦不满五百。今疑译本不足；或恐题举大数标为三百，而传写者错三为五焉。 现代汉语译本： ‘是否因此而得戒？’回答：‘没有得到。’ 当时，目连（Maudgalyayana，佛陀的著名弟子，以神通著称）从座位上站起来，对佛说：‘世尊！请尽快宣说毗尼（Vinaya，戒律）。在如来（Tathagata，佛陀的称号）灭度后，谁能够受持这样的毗尼呢？’ 佛告诉目连：‘想要学习毗尼的人，应当知道这样的人能够修行这样的毗尼。’佛告诉目连：‘我灭度后，如果有什么比丘（bhikkhu，男性出家人）、比丘尼（bhikkhuni，女性出家人）诽谤这样的毗尼，应当知道这样的人是魔的同伴，不是我的弟子。这样的人，世世代代学道不能成功，不能超出三界（Trailokya，欲界、色界、无色界）。我现在怜悯所有的众生。’ 当时，目连听了佛所说的话，欢喜地信受奉行。 佛说目连问戒律中五百轻重事 按文字来看，国本有三百六十七问，丹本也相同。那么宋本只有二百二十问，遗漏得太严重了。现在取用这两个版本来补充，然而仍然不满五百。现在怀疑是译本不足；或者恐怕题目只是举个大概的数字标为三百，而传抄的人把三错写成了五。
English
English version: ‘Is the precept obtained thereby?’ The answer: ‘Not obtained.’ At that time, Maudgalyayana (one of the Buddha's foremost disciples, known for his supernatural powers) arose from his seat and said to the Buddha: ‘World Honored One! Please quickly expound the Vinaya (the code of monastic discipline). After the Tathagata (an epithet of the Buddha) has passed into extinction, who will be able to uphold such Vinaya?’ The Buddha told Maudgalyayana: ‘Those who desire to study the Vinaya should know that such people are able to practice such Vinaya.’ The Buddha told Maudgalyayana: ‘After my extinction, if there are any bhikkhus (Buddhist monks) or bhikkhunis (Buddhist nuns) who slander such Vinaya, you should know that such people are companions of Mara (the personification of evil), not my disciples. Such people will not succeed in learning the Way generation after generation, and will not transcend the Three Realms (the realms of desire, form, and formlessness). Now I have compassion for all sentient beings.’ At that time, Maudgalyayana, having heard what the Buddha said, joyfully accepted and practiced it. The Buddha speaks of Maudgalyayana asking about the five hundred weighty and light matters in the precepts. According to the text, the Guoben edition has three hundred and sixty-seven questions, and the Danben edition is the same. Then the Songben edition, with only two hundred and twenty questions, is severely lacking. Now, these two versions are used to supplement it, but it is still not enough to reach five hundred. Now it is suspected that the translation is insufficient; or perhaps the title only gives a rough number, marking it as three hundred, and the copyist mistakenly wrote three as five. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------