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English version: After that, he immediately went to Śākya (an ancient country in India) to beg and obtained a large amount of money and goods. On the way back to repay the debt, he was bitten by a seven-step snake in the mountains. The bhikṣu (Buddhist monk) knew that he would die within seven steps, so after taking six steps, he instructed his disciple to repay the debt, telling him to return to his country, saying, 'Return after repaying the debt, and I will wait for you here.' After the disciple repaid the debt and returned to report, he died after taking the seventh step and fell into Avīci (the lowest level of hell in Buddhism). When he first entered hell, because he had not yet felt the extreme heat, he thought it was a greenhouse, and he loudly chanted scriptures and made vows. Countless sinners and ghosts in hell who heard the chanting were liberated. The prison guard was very angry and hit him with an iron fork. After his death, he was reborn in Trāyastriṃśa (one of the heavens in Buddhism). This proves that the property owed to the Buddha-dharma-saṃgha (the Three Jewels of Buddhism) must be repaid. Even if punished, one can eventually escape suffering in time.' Question: 'Is it a sin to give the Buddha's property to others and then take back the interest for one's own use?' Answer: 'It is the same as stealing the Buddha's property, both are serious offenses. Even if the interest is combined with the Buddha's property, there is still no merit, because it is an act of destroying the dharma-kāya (the body of the Dharma, the essence of the Buddha).' Question: 'Can the head of a Buddhist temple send a child from the Buddha's slaves (slaves belonging to the temple) to serve a bhikṣu?' Answer: 'No, because they are the Buddha's property.' Question: 'Can a bhikṣu who works for the Buddha eat the Buddha's food?' Answer: 'No. A bhikṣu has no reason to work for others, let alone take the Buddha's property for clothing and food!' Question: 'If a layperson works for the Buddha and receives the Buddha's property, and uses this property to make food to offer to the sangha (Buddhist monastic community), can the sangha eat it?' Answer: 'They cannot eat it.' Question: 'Is it permissible to handle gold, silver, or money when performing Buddhist or Dharma-related activities?' Answer: 'No. Handling it constitutes a Nissaggiya Pācittiya (an offense requiring expiation by forfeiture).' Question: 'If someone donates cows, donkeys, horses, or slaves to the Buddha for the construction of Buddhist or Dharma-related activities, can they be accepted?' Answer: 'They can be accepted and used, but they cannot be sold. Bows, swords, and military weapons must not be accepted at all.' Question: 'If someone donates a brightly decorated house to the Buddha, but it is not yet in use, can one stay there temporarily?' Answer: 'No. Because it is the Buddha's property.' Question: 'If one lights a lamp before the Buddha, can it be extinguished during the day?' Answer: --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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“不得。若灭犯堕。虽佛无明闇，施者得福故，灭有罪耳。” 问：“非佛堂，佛像在中，可在前食卧不？”答：“得。若佛在世犹于前食卧，况像不得耶？但卧须障。若有灯明，不得从光中过住。若自有灯明，得。” 问：“上佛图佛塔佛墙远望，犯何等事？”答：“不知不犯。若必急难事上，亦不犯。知而慢上犯堕，过三谏犯决断，过四谏故上犯弃。” 问：“指物欲造佛经，更得他物，不用前物得尔不？”答：“不得。以许便是故也。” 问：“形相佛像犯何事？”答：“一切佛像，不问好恶不得形相，其罪甚重必不可为。” 问：“得买佛上缯作衣不？”答：“不得。” 问：“人作佛像，鼻不作孔。后人得作不？”答：“不得。” 问：“佛墙得持物倚不？”答：“不得。犯堕。昔有一比丘，欲入寺礼佛。有一婆罗门知相，相比丘有天子相，便语比丘言：‘我有一女，嫁与比丘。’比丘言：‘须我礼佛还。’比丘便持锡杖倚佛图墙，入寺礼塔已还出，婆罗门便不复与语。比丘问：‘故与我女不？’婆罗门言：‘不与。’比丘问：‘向言与，尔何以不与？’婆罗门言：‘向见比丘有大贵相故与，今无复此相是故不与。所以尔者，消功德故。’是以佛塔及墙壁，不 现代汉语译本 ‘不行。如果（佛像）被损坏或侵犯，就会犯戒。即使佛陀没有显现光明，供养者仍然可以获得福报，但损坏佛像的人是有罪的。’ 问：‘如果不是佛堂，佛像只是摆放在那里，可以在佛像前吃饭睡觉吗？’答：‘可以。如果佛陀在世，人们尚且可以在他面前吃饭睡觉，何况是佛像呢？但睡觉时需要遮挡一下。如果有灯光照明，不能从光线中穿过或停留在光线中。如果自己有灯光照明，就可以。’ 问：‘从远处望见佛图（Buddha-citra，佛的画像或雕像），佛塔（stūpa，一种佛教建筑），佛墙，会犯什么戒律？’答：‘不知道就不会犯戒。如果确实有紧急情况必须上去，也不犯戒。如果明知故犯，就会犯堕罪（dukkhata，一种较轻的罪过），经过三次劝诫仍然不改，就会犯决断罪（pacittiya，一种较重的罪过），经过四次劝诫仍然故犯，就会犯弃罪（sanghadisesa，一种需要僧团处理的罪过）。’ 问：‘指定某物想要用来制作佛经，后来又得到了其他物品，不用之前的物品可以吗？’答：‘不可以。因为已经承诺了。’ 问：‘毁坏佛像会犯什么戒律？’答：‘一切佛像，不论好坏，都不能毁坏，这种罪过非常严重，绝对不能做。’ 问：‘可以购买佛像上的丝绸来做衣服吗？’答：‘不可以。’ 问：‘有人制作佛像，没有做鼻孔。后人可以补做吗？’答：‘不可以。’ 问：‘可以靠在佛墙上放置物品吗？’答：‘不可以。会犯堕罪。从前有一个比丘（bhikkhu，佛教僧侣），想要进入寺庙礼佛。有一个婆罗门（Brahman，古印度僧侣阶层）懂得相面之术，看到这个比丘有天子之相，就对他说：‘我有一个女儿，想嫁给比丘。’比丘说：‘等我礼佛回来再说。’比丘便将锡杖（khakkhara，僧侣使用的手杖）靠在佛图墙上，进入寺庙礼拜佛塔后出来，婆罗门便不再和他说话。比丘问：‘你之前不是要把女儿嫁给我吗？’婆罗门说：‘不嫁了。’比丘问：‘之前明明说要嫁，现在为什么不嫁了？’婆罗门说：‘之前看到比丘有大富大贵之相才想嫁，现在没有这种相了，所以不嫁了。这是因为他消减了功德。’因此，佛塔和墙壁，不能倚靠。’
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English version ‘It is not allowed. If (the Buddha image) is destroyed or violated, it constitutes an offense. Even if the Buddha does not manifest light, the giver still obtains merit, but the one who destroys the image is guilty.’ Question: ‘If it is not a Buddha hall, and the Buddha image is simply placed there, is it permissible to eat and sleep in front of the Buddha image?’ Answer: ‘It is permissible. If the Buddha were alive, people could still eat and sleep in front of him, let alone a Buddha image? But one should cover oneself when sleeping. If there is lamplight, one should not pass through or stay in the light. If one has one's own lamplight, it is permissible.’ Question: ‘What offense is committed by looking at a Buddha-citra (Buddha's image or statue), a stupa (a Buddhist monument), or a Buddha wall from a distance?’ Answer: ‘Not knowing does not constitute an offense. If there is a truly urgent matter requiring one to go up, it is also not an offense. Knowingly and disrespectfully going up constitutes a dukkhata (a minor offense), continuing after three admonishments constitutes a pacittiya (a more serious offense), and continuing after four admonishments constitutes a sanghadisesa (an offense requiring communal handling).’ Question: ‘If one designates something to be used for making a Buddhist scripture, and later obtains other items, is it permissible not to use the previous item?’ Answer: ‘It is not permissible. Because it has already been promised.’ Question: ‘What offense is committed by defacing a Buddha image?’ Answer: ‘All Buddha images, regardless of good or bad, must not be defaced; this offense is very serious and must absolutely not be done.’ Question: ‘Is it permissible to buy silk from a Buddha image to make clothes?’ Answer: ‘It is not permissible.’ Question: ‘If someone makes a Buddha image and does not make nostrils, is it permissible for someone else to add them later?’ Answer: ‘It is not permissible.’ Question: ‘Is it permissible to lean objects against a Buddha wall?’ Answer: ‘It is not permissible. It constitutes a dukkhata offense. Once, there was a bhikkhu (Buddhist monk) who wanted to enter a temple to pay homage to the Buddha. A Brahman (ancient Indian priestly class) who knew physiognomy saw that the bhikkhu had the appearance of a celestial being and said to the bhikkhu, ‘I have a daughter, and I want to marry her to the bhikkhu.’ The bhikkhu said, ‘Wait until I return from paying homage to the Buddha.’ The bhikkhu then leaned his khakkhara (monk's staff) against the Buddha-citra wall, entered the temple to worship the stupa, and then came out. The Brahman then stopped talking to him. The bhikkhu asked, ‘Didn't you want to marry your daughter to me?’ The Brahman said, ‘I will not.’ The bhikkhu asked, ‘You said you would marry her to me before, why won't you now?’ The Brahman said, ‘Before, I saw that the bhikkhu had a great and noble appearance, so I wanted to marry her to you, but now that appearance is gone, so I will not marry her to you. This is because he diminished his merit.’ Therefore, Buddha stupas and walls should not be leaned against.’ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 可持物倚。既犯戒，又消其无量功德。”
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问：“佛物得作人天及畜生像不？”答：“佛边作得。” 问：“比丘度人，不问本末度。后知是佛奴，而不发遣。犯何事？”答：“知是而度，犯重。若先不知，知便发遣。若不发遣，亦犯重。”问：“其人是大道人不？”答曰：“非。” 问：“有私财雇比丘作佛像，作者得取物不？”答：“不得。” 问：“先上佛幡，得取用作佛事不？”答：“佛事得用。若檀越不听，不得。” 问：“得通礼过去七佛不？”答：“得。以法身同故。” 问：“若人先许佛三会，然后作一会，或三行香、或三布施，得了不？”答：“不得。自违言获罪。” 问：“比丘犯决断，得佛地中忏悔不？”答：“不得。” 问：“久远故寺都无垣障，不知佛地近远。若欲作者，云何得知齐畔？”答：“不知当以意作齐畔。以不知故增损，无罪。” 问佛：“物作鬼子母屋及形像，有罪不？”答：“罪同以佛物施人。” 问：“比丘自手断树掘地，作佛塔寺及造形像，有福不？”答：“尚不免地狱受大罪苦，何有福耶？以故犯戒故。” 问：“佛塔前得礼比丘不。”答：“不得。犯堕。” 问：“比丘卖佛像有何罪 现代汉语译本：问：‘是否可以手持或倚靠佛物？这既是犯戒，又会消减无量的功德。’ 答：‘在佛像旁边制作人、天或畜生的形象可以吗？’答：‘在佛像旁边可以制作。’ 问：‘比丘度人出家，不询问其来历就度了。后来知道是佛奴（Buddha-dāsa，指被寺院或僧侣占有的奴隶），而不遣返。犯什么戒？’答：‘明知是佛奴而度化，犯重罪。如果事先不知，知道后就应当遣返。如果不遣返，也犯重罪。’问：‘这个人是大道的修行者吗？’答：‘不是。’ 问：‘有人用自己的钱雇佣比丘制作佛像，制作者可以拿取（佛像的）材料吗？’答：‘不可以。’ 问：‘先挂上的佛幡（Buddha-dhvaja，佛教寺院中悬挂的旗幡），可以取下来用于佛事吗？’答：‘用于佛事可以。如果施主（dānapati，指布施者）不允许，则不可以。’ 问：‘可以一起礼拜过去七佛（Seven Buddhas of the Past）吗？’答：‘可以。因为法身（Dharmakāya，佛的法性之身）是相同的。’ 问：‘如果有人先许愿为佛举办三次法会（Samiti，佛教集会），然后只举办一次，或者只做三次行香、或者只做三次布施，可以吗？’答：‘不可以。违背自己的诺言会获罪。’ 问：‘比丘犯了决断罪（指需要通过僧团决议才能处理的罪行），可以在佛地（Buddha-kṣetra，佛的领地或寺院）中忏悔吗？’答：‘不可以。’ 问：‘年代久远的古寺，已经没有围墙，不知道佛地的边界在哪里。如果想要修建围墙，应该如何确定边界？’答：‘不知道边界时，应当凭自己的意愿确定边界。因为不知道而有所增减，没有罪过。’ 问：‘用佛物制作鬼子母（Hariti，佛教护法神）的房屋和形象，有罪吗？’答：‘罪过等同于用佛物施舍给他人。’ 问：‘比丘亲手砍树、挖掘土地，建造佛塔（Stupa，佛教建筑物，通常存放佛舍利）、寺庙以及塑造佛像，有福报吗？’答：‘尚且不能免除在地狱中遭受巨大的罪苦，哪里还有福报呢？因为这是明知故犯戒律。’ 问：‘可以在佛塔前礼拜比丘吗？’答：‘不可以。犯堕罪（Pāṭayantika，一种较轻的戒律罪名）。’ 问：‘比丘卖佛像有什么罪？’