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English version: Question: 'Being pure, is there no suffering?' Answer: 'Only the pure can attain it.' Question: 'Selling painted banners and canopies (fān huá, Buddhist term for banners and canopies used to decorate temples), what offense is committed?' Answer: 'It constitutes a Nissaggiya Pacittiya (shě duò, a type of offense in Buddhist monastic rules requiring forfeiture of an item).' Question: 'If a Bhikkhu (bǐ qiū, a Buddhist monk) instructs someone to engage in trade, what offense is committed?' Answer: 'It constitutes a Nissaggiya Pacittiya.' Question: 'If a Bhikkhu keeps slaves, cows, donkeys, or horses, what offense is committed?' Answer: 'It constitutes a Nissaggiya Pacittiya. Failure to repent will increase the offense.' Question: 'If a Bhikkhu teaches someone the path, but they are not yet liberated, can they eat the Sangha's (sēng, the Buddhist monastic community) food?' Answer: 'If they inform the Sangha and receive permission, it is permissible; otherwise, it constitutes a Pacittiya (duò, a type of offense in Buddhist monastic rules).' Question: 'While begging for food for the Sangha, is it permissible for oneself to eat?' Answer: 'If one informs the Sangha before going and the Sangha permits it, it is good. If one does not inform beforehand, informing and receiving permission upon return is also good. If permission is not granted, one must repay. Failure to repay constitutes a grave offense.' Question: 'If someone leaves food utensils in a room overnight, is there any offense?' Answer: 'No offense is committed.' Question: 'Is it permissible to keep one or two pints of lamp oil (xù mìng yóu, oil for continuous burning) in one's room?' Answer: 'It is permissible.' Question: 'Is it permissible to keep medicinal wine in one's room?' Answer: 'It is permissible for seven days when ill.' Question: 'Is there any offense for not using a toothpick (yáng zhī, a twig used for cleaning teeth)?' Answer: 'It constitutes a Nissaggiya Pacittiya.' Question: 'Is it permissible to use a toothpick before dawn?' Answer: 'It is permissible after the morning star (míng xīng, Venus) appears.' Question: 'Is it permissible to use a toothpick after the midday meal?' Answer: 'It is permissible. If not using a toothpick, one should use pure ash or soapberry juice (zào jiá zhī, a type of cleaning agent). Not using anything constitutes a Pacittiya, and it also constitutes a Pacittiya after midday. After midday, except for medicine, no tangible flavors from plants or trees may enter the mouth; otherwise, it constitutes a Nissaggiya Pacittiya.' Question: 'If there is no toothpick, is it permissible to use any other wood to clean the mouth?' Answer: 'All are permissible.' Question: 'Is it permissible for the poor to beg in the market?' Answer: 'It is permissible before midday, but not after midday. It is also not permissible to beg for money. If one wishes to beg for money, one should bring a layperson (bái yī, a lay Buddhist follower).' -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ，沙弥亦不得。” 问：“人捉比丘卖，得走不？”答：“初时得。经主不得。” 问：“比丘戏得物，得作食请，比丘得食不？”答：“不得。犯舍堕。” 问：“比丘尼不精进，可劝罢道不？”答：“无此理。” 问：“合药施人而不知裁节，服者死。犯何事？”答：“好心与无犯，恶心与犯重。” 问：“比丘或十腊五腊，竟不诵戒，犯何事？”答：“若不诵戒，食人信施，日日犯盗。若先不知，犹得忏悔。” 问：“一切鬼神屋，可寄宿不？”答：“在路得宿。有触扰意住，犯堕。” 问：“比丘啖生肉，犯何事？”答：“犯堕。” 问：“二男行欲不竟，犯何事？”答：“犯决断。” 问：“二男欲口戏，拟便止，犯何事？”答：“犯堕。成者犯决断。” 问：“床席，他人于上行欲，其处可住不？”答：“见处净洗可住。” 问：“以唱僧跋，上座未食、下座先食，犯何事？”答：“闻唱便食，不犯。” 问：“比丘不具六物，犯何事？”答：“不乞作，犯舍堕。若乞不能得，不犯。” 问：“比丘大寒，得通衣卧不？”答：“着衣得。” 问：“比丘自称贵姓及持戒，强力乞得。犯何事？”答：“犯舍堕。” { "translations": [ "现代汉语译本", '问：‘沙弥（Śrāmaṇera，佛教术语，指出家接受十戒的男子）可以这样做吗？’答：‘沙弥也不可以。’', '问：‘如果有人捉住比丘（bhikṣu，佛教术语，指受过具足戒的男性出家人）去卖，比丘可以逃走吗？’答：‘开始的时候可以。但如果已经有了主人，就不可以了。’', '问：‘比丘通过游戏获得物品，可以用这些物品来做食物供养，其他比丘可以食用吗？’答：‘不可以。犯舍堕（Nissaggiya Pācittiya，佛教戒律中的一种罪名）。’', '问：‘如果比丘尼（bhikṣuṇī，佛教术语，指受过具足戒的女性出家人）不精进修行，可以劝她还俗吗？’答：‘没有这样的道理。’', '问：‘如果配药给人，但不知道适量，导致服用者死亡。犯什么罪？’答：‘如果是好心给药，没有罪。如果是恶意给药，罪过很重。’', '问：‘如果比丘，不管是十年戒腊还是五年戒腊，始终不诵戒，犯什么罪？’答：‘如果不诵戒，却食用他人的供养，每天都犯盗戒。如果之前不知道，还可以忏悔。’', '问：‘所有的鬼神居住的房屋，可以寄宿吗？’答：‘在路上可以住宿。如果有被触扰的意图而居住，犯堕罪（Pācittiya，佛教戒律中的一种罪名）。’', '问：‘比丘吃生肉，犯什么罪？’答：‘犯堕罪。’', '问：‘两个男子发生性行为但没有完成，犯什么罪？’答：‘犯决断罪。’', '问：‘两个男子进行口交，打算停止，犯什么罪？’答：‘犯堕罪。如果完成，犯决断罪。’', '问：‘床或席子，他人在上面发生性行为，这个地方还可以居住吗？’答：‘看到的地方清洗干净就可以居住。’', '问：‘已经唱了僧跋（saṃghabheda，佛教术语，指僧团分裂），上座（长老）还没吃，下座（年轻僧人）先吃了，犯什么罪？’答：‘听到唱诵就吃，不犯。’', '问：‘比丘没有具备六种物品（通常指比丘的必需品），犯什么罪？’答：‘如果不乞求就制作，犯舍堕罪。如果乞求但无法得到，不犯。’', '问：‘比丘在非常寒冷的时候，可以穿着衣服睡觉吗？’答：‘可以穿着衣服。’', '问：‘比丘自称是贵族姓氏或者持戒精严，以此来强行乞讨，犯什么罪？’答：‘犯舍堕罪。’" ], "english_translations": [ "English version", 'Question: ‘Is it permissible for a Śrāmaṇera (novice monk) to do this?’ Answer: ‘A Śrāmaṇera is also not allowed.’", 'Question: ‘If someone captures a bhikṣu (monk) and sells him, is the bhikṣu allowed to escape?’ Answer: ‘Initially, yes. But not if he already has an owner.’", 'Question: ‘If a bhikṣu obtains items through gambling, can these items be used to prepare food offerings, and can other bhikṣus consume it?’ Answer: ‘No. It constitutes a Nissaggiya Pācittiya (an offense requiring forfeiture).’", 'Question: ‘If a bhikṣuṇī (nun) is not diligent in her practice, can she be encouraged to renounce her vows?’ Answer: ‘There is no such principle.’", 'Question: ‘If medicine is given to someone without knowing the proper dosage, and the person dies as a result, what offense is committed?’ Answer: ‘If given with good intentions, no offense is committed. If given with malicious intent, the offense is severe.’", 'Question: ‘If a bhikṣu, whether with ten years of monastic seniority or five, never recites the precepts, what offense is committed?’ Answer: ‘If he does not recite the precepts but consumes the offerings of the faithful, he commits theft every day. If he was previously unaware, he can still repent.’", 'Question: ‘Is it permissible to lodge in all houses inhabited by ghosts and spirits?’ Answer: ‘It is permissible to lodge while traveling. If one stays with the intention of being disturbed, it constitutes a Pācittiya (an offense).’", 'Question: ‘If a bhikṣu eats raw meat, what offense is committed?’ Answer: ‘It constitutes a Pācittiya.’", 'Question: ‘If two men engage in sexual activity but do not complete it, what offense is committed?’ Answer: ‘It constitutes a 決斷 (undetermined) offense.’", 'Question: ‘If two men engage in oral sex, intending to stop, what offense is committed?’ Answer: ‘It constitutes a Pācittiya. Completion constitutes a 決斷 (undetermined) offense.’", 'Question: ‘If a bed or mat has been used for sexual activity by others, is it permissible to reside in that place?’ Answer: ‘If the visible area is thoroughly cleaned, it is permissible to reside there.’", 'Question: ‘If the saṃghabheda (schism of the Sangha) is announced, and the senior monk has not yet eaten, but the junior monks eat first, what offense is committed?’ Answer: ‘If one eats upon hearing the announcement, no offense is committed.’", 'Question: ‘If a bhikṣu does not possess the six requisites (usually referring to the essential items of a monk), what offense is committed?’ Answer: ‘If he makes them without begging, it constitutes a Nissaggiya Pācittiya. If he begs but cannot obtain them, no offense is committed.’", 'Question: ‘If a bhikṣu is very cold, is it permissible to sleep with clothes on?’ Answer: ‘It is permissible to wear clothes.’", 'Question: ‘If a bhikṣu claims to be of noble lineage or strictly adheres to the precepts, and forcefully begs for alms, what offense is committed?’ Answer: ‘It constitutes a Nissaggiya Pācittiya.’" ] } --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Chinese
问：“姊妹有肿病、或有痛处，比丘手按此处可治。犯何事？”答：“若起心犯决断，不起犯舍堕。” 问：“妹姊无儿息，语比丘：‘教我方术。’比丘即教。犯何事？”答：“犯决断。” 问：“寄比丘物与人，竟不与。犯何事？”答：“自取不过，犯重。着故坏还，计直轻重。” 问：“聚落中都不着衣，犯何事？”答：“犯舍堕。” 问：“比丘啼，犯何事？”答：“若聚落众中一作，犯舍堕。三谏不休，犯决断。” 问：“聚落中持弓刀看，犯何事？”答：“先不知法无犯，知突吉罗罪。” 问：“比丘骑乘，犯何事？”“雄者一住犯过，三谏不止犯决断。雌者一载犯决断。” 问：“聚落中，比丘看白衣斗，犯何事？”答：“犯舍堕。” 问：“比丘暂捉棋子五木而戏，犯何事？”答：“犯堕。” 问：“聚落中，三岁小儿抱呜口，犯何事？”答：“犯堕。” 问：“聚落中，合白衣相扑，犯何事？”答：“犯突吉罗。” 问：“聚落中，看白衣合畜生，犯何事？”答：“知非法故看犯舍堕，不知不犯。内起淫心、口有染污言，犯决断。” 问：“比丘食不足，得嘱未具戒者不？”答：“得。唯除婆罗门。” 现代汉语译本 问：如果一位比丘尼（bhikkhuni，女性出家人）有肿胀或疼痛的地方，比丘（bhikkhu，男性出家人）用手按压来治疗，会犯什么戒？答：如果生起淫欲之心，犯决断罪（决断，指最重的罪，会被逐出僧团）；如果不起淫欲之心，犯舍堕罪（舍堕，指需要忏悔并舍弃不当所得的罪）。 问：如果一位妇女没有子女，告诉比丘：‘请教我生育的方法。’比丘就教她，会犯什么戒？答：犯决断罪。 问：如果比丘将自己的东西寄放在别人那里，后来又不给那个人，会犯什么戒？答：如果自己拿回的价值超过一定限度，犯重罪（重罪，指较严重的罪行）。如果是东西损坏了，要根据损坏的程度来计算价值，判断罪行的轻重。 问：如果在村落中完全不穿衣服，会犯什么戒？答：犯舍堕罪。 问：如果比丘啼哭，会犯什么戒？答：如果在村落大众中哭一次，犯舍堕罪。经过三次劝诫仍然不停止，犯决断罪。 问：如果在村落中拿着弓箭刀剑观看，会犯什么戒？答：如果事先不知道这是犯戒的行为，则不犯戒；如果知道这是犯戒的行为，则犯突吉罗罪（突吉罗，指轻微的过失）。 问：如果比丘骑乘动物，会犯什么戒？答：如果骑乘雄性动物，骑一次犯过失罪（过失罪，指较轻的罪行），经过三次劝诫仍然不停止，犯决断罪。如果骑乘雌性动物，骑一次犯决断罪。 问：如果在村落中，比丘观看在家居士（白衣）打斗，会犯什么戒？答：犯舍堕罪。 问：如果比丘短暂地拿起棋子或五木来玩耍，会犯什么戒？答：犯堕罪（堕罪，指需要忏悔的罪）。 问：如果在村落中，抱起三岁的小孩亲吻，会犯什么戒？答：犯堕罪。 问：如果在村落中，与在家居士一起摔跤，会犯什么戒？答：犯突吉罗罪。 问：如果在村落中，观看在家居士与畜生交合，会犯什么戒？答：如果因为知道这是非法行为而观看，犯舍堕罪；如果不知道这是非法行为，则不犯戒。如果内心生起淫欲之心，口中说出污秽的言语，犯决断罪。 问：如果比丘食物不足，可以嘱托尚未受具足戒的人去取食物吗？答：可以。但婆罗门（brahman，印度教祭司）除外。