The below continues from https://purelanders.com/2024/07/24/brahma-net-sutras-bodhisattva-precepts-text-forty-eight-light-precepts-part-2.
【第二十一瞋打报仇戒】
[Twenty-First (Light) Precept (Against With) Anger Beating (And) Getting Revenge]
若佛子！不得以瞋报瞋，以打报打。若杀父母兄弟六亲，不得加报。若国主为他人杀者，亦不得加报。杀生报生，不顺孝道。尚不畜奴婢，打拍骂辱，日日起三业，口罪无量，况故作七逆之罪。而出家菩萨，无慈报仇，乃至六亲中故报者，犯轻垢罪。
If [as] Buddhas’ [Bodhisattva] disciples, [they] must not, with anger get revenge [for others’] anger, with beating get revenge [for others’] beating. If [those] killed [are their] fathers, mothers, brothers, [sisters and] six close [relatives, they] must not inflict revenge. If their country’s lord [is] by other persons killed, [they] also must not inflict revenge. Killing lives [to] avenge lives, [does] not accord [with the] filial path. [They] also [should] not keep slave servants, beat, scold [or] humiliate [them, to] every day [give] rise [to the] three karmas, [with] verbal transgressions immeasurable, moreover, [to] intentionally create transgressions of [the] Seven [Heinous] Transgressions. And [if] those Bodhisattvas [who have] left [the] household life, without loving-kindness get revenge, and even [for those] within [the] six close [relatives] intentionally [get] revenge, [they] commit a light defiled transgression.
Note [147] Never Retaliate For Revenge: There must not be retaliating of anger with anger, violence with violence, not even when relatives and Kings are killed, as even those angry and violent were our many past lives’ parents.
Note [148] Never Keep, Beat And Scold Slaves: There must not be keeping, beating and scolding of slaves.
Note [149] Never Create The Seven Heinous Transgressions: There must not be creating of the Seven Heinous Transgressions.
Practice Summary:
(113) Do not with anger retaliate violently.
(114) Do not seek revenge for relatives or Kings.
(115) Do not keep servant slaves, beat, scold or humiliate them.
(116) Do not create the Seven Heinous Transgressions.
Learn more:
Can Buddhists Seek Revenge? (‘Out Of The Furnace’ Of Hate)
https://thedailyenlightenment.com/2014/11/can-buddhists-seek-revenge-out-of-the-furnace-of-hate
【第二十二憍慢不请法戒】
[Twenty-Second (Light) Precept (Against With) Arrogance Not Requesting (For The) Dharma]
若佛子！初始出家，未有所解，而自恃聪明有智、或恃高贵年宿、或恃大姓高门、大解大福、大富饶财七宝，以此憍慢，而不谘受先学法师经律，其法师者，或小姓、年少、卑门、贫穷、诸根不具，而实有德，一切经律尽解，而新学菩萨，不得观法师种姓，而不来谘受法师第一义谛者，犯轻垢罪。
If [as] Buddhas’ [Bodhisattva] disciples, [those who have] first began [to] depart [from the] household [life], yet [to] have that understood, then personally relying [on] intelligence [and] existing knowledge, or relying [on being] noble [with] years old, or relying [on] great family names’ high households, “great” understanding [and] great blessings, great wealth abundant [with] money [and] seven treasures, with these arrogant, then not consulting [and] receiving first learning Dharma Teachers [on the] Sūtras [and] Discipline, [with] these Dharma Teachers, perhaps [from] small family names, [with] years young, [from] lowly households, poor, [and with] many roots not complete, yet truly having virtue, [with] all Sūtras [and] Discipline completely understood, yet those new learning Bodhisattvas, [who] must not look [at] Dharma Teachers’ lineages, then [do] not come [to] consult [and] receive [these] Dharma Teachers [on the] Supreme Truth, [they] commit a light defiled transgression.
Note [150] Learn From The More Learned: Beginner monastics who are not learned should not rely on being ‘intelligent’, ‘knowledgeable’, ‘noble’, ‘blessed’, old, and/or being from great or wealthy clans, to arrogantly not learn and enquire from experienced and virtuous teachers with understanding of the supreme teachings and these Precepts, even if the latter lack the attributes above, or are even disabled.
Practice Summary:
(117) Do not, without that understood, be arrogant due to intelligence, knowledge, nobility, years senior, great family name, high clan, great ‘understanding’, blessings and wealth, not consult and learn from virtuous Dharma Teachers, perhaps of humble family names, young, lowly clans, poor and incomplete roots, who have first learnt the Sūtras and Discipline completely, including the Supreme Truth.
【第二十三憍慢僻说戒】
[Twenty-Third (Light) Precept (Against With) Arrogance Unorthodoxly Speaking]
若佛子！佛灭度后，欲以好心受菩萨戒时，于佛菩萨形像前，自誓受戒，当以七日佛前忏悔，得见好相，便得戒。若不得好相，应二七三七，乃至一年，要得好相。得好相已，便得佛菩萨形像前受戒。若不得好相，虽佛像前受戒，不名得戒。若先受菩萨戒法师前受戒时，不须要见好相。何以故？是法师，师师相授，故不须好相。是以法师前受戒时，即得戒。以生至重心故，便得戒。若千里内无能授戒师，得佛菩萨形像前自誓受戒，而要见好相。若法师自倚解经律，大乘学戒，与国王太子百官以为善友，而新学菩萨来问若经义律义，轻心恶心慢心，不一一好答问者，犯轻垢罪。
If [as] Buddhas’ [Bodhisattva] disciples, after [the] Buddha’s Parinirvāṇa, when desiring with good minds [to] receive [these] Bodhisattva Precepts, at before [a] Buddha [or] Bodhisattva image, personally vowing [to] receive [these] Precepts, should with seven days before [the] Buddha repent, [with] attaining sight [of] good forms, then attaining [these] Precepts. If not attaining good forms, [there] should [be continual practice, for] two sevens [and] three sevens, and even [for] one year, [there] must [be] attaining [of] good forms. [Having] attained good forms already, then attaining before [the] Buddha [or] Bodhisattva image, receiving [of these] Precepts. If not attaining good forms, although before [a] Buddha image receiving [these] Precepts, [this is] not named [as] attaining [these] Precepts. If when first receiving [these] Bodhisattva Precepts, before Dharma Teachers receiving [these] Precepts, [they do] not need [to] see good forms. Why thus? These Dharma Teachers, [are with] teachers [to] teachers conferring [them to] one another, thus not needing good forms. When with these Dharma Teachers, before [them] receiving [these] Precepts, immediately attaining [these] Precepts. With giving rise [of the] utmost sincere mind thus, then attaining [these] Precepts. If within [a] thousand lǐs, not able [to have a] Precepts-Conferring Teacher, [there] must [be], before [a] Buddha [or] Bodhisattva image, personally vowing [to] receive [these] Precepts, and [there] must [be] sight [of] good forms. If Dharma Teachers, personally relying [on] understanding [of the] Sūtras [and] Discipline, [in the] Great Vehicle learning [these] Precepts, with countries’ Kings, Crown Princes [and a] hundred officials, with [them] as good friends, yet [when] new learning Bodhisattvas come [to] ask [about] these Sūtras’ meanings [and the] Discipline’s meanings, those [with the] slighting mind, evil mind [and] arrogant mind, not one [by] one well answering [that] asked, commit a light defiled transgression.
Note [151] Repent For Good Forms To Receive These Precepts: Those without access to Precept Teachers (戒师) after the Buddha’s time, if aspiring to receive these Precepts, should first have seven days of utmost sincere repentance practice before a Buddhist shrine till good forms are attained, without which, there should be continual practice for more weeks.
Note [152] Never Ignore Dharma Enquiries: Precept Teachers must not favour associating with government officials, while hatefully and arrogantly slighting, and not answering beginner Bodhisattvas who have come to enquire on the teachings and these Precepts.
Practice Summary:
(118) When vowing to receive these Precepts before a Buddha or Bodhisattva image, there must be seven days’ practice of repentance, till good signs are seen. If not, there should be continual practice week after week, and even for one year.
(119) If there are no Precept Teachers within a thousand lǐs to confer these precepts, there can be vowing to receive them before a Buddha or Bodhisattva image. (See above too.)
(120) When beginner Bodhisattvas ask on the meanings of Sūtras and the Discipline, do not be with slighting, hatred and arrogance, to not answer them one by one.
Learn more:
Why We Should Ask And Answer Dharma Queries Well?
https://thedailyenlightenment.com/2018/07/why-we-should-ask-answer-dharma-queries-well
【第二十四不习学佛戒】
[Twenty-Fourth (Light) Precept (Against) Not Cultivating (And) Learning (For) Buddhahood]
若佛子！有佛经律大乘，正见、正性、正法身，而不能勤学修习，而舍七宝，反学邪见、二乘、外道、俗典、阿毗昙、杂论、一切书记。是断佛性，障道因缘，非行菩萨道。若故作者，犯轻垢罪。
If [as] Buddhas’ [Bodhisattva] disciples, [those who] have [the] Buddha’s Sūtras [and] Discipline [of the] Great Vehicle, Right Views, Right Nature [and] Right Dharma’s Body, yet not able [to] diligently learn [and] practise [them, are] then [like those] relinquishing [the] seven treasures, [to] instead learn [from] evil views, [the] Two Vehicles, external paths, secular classics, Abhidharma, mixed treatises [and] all book records. This severs [from] Buddha-nature, [and] obstructs [the] path’s causes [and] conditions, [and is] not practice [of the] Bodhisattva path. If [there are] those intentionally doing [this, they] commit a light defiled transgression.
Note [153] Learn And Practise The Great Vehicle Diligently: There should be diligent learning and practising of the Sūtras and Discipline for Buddhahood. Conversely, there should not be learning from evil views, the Small Vehicle, external paths and secular texts.
(Those of the Small Vehicle are considered as provisional teachings, for self-liberation only, thus not totally aligned to those of the Great Vehicle, which are ultimate teachings, for the complete liberation of one and all.)
Practice Summary:
(121) Diligently study and practise the Great Vehicle’s Right Dharma in the Sūtras and Discipline.
(122) Do not learn from evil views, the Small Vehicle, external paths and secular texts, which are not of the Bodhisattva path.
【第二十五不善知众戒】
[Twenty-Fifth (Light) Precept (Against) Not Well Knowing (The) Assembly]
若佛子！佛灭度后，为说法主、为行法者、为僧坊主、教化主、坐禅主、行来主，应生慈心，善和斗讼，善守三宝物，莫无度用，如自己有。而反乱众斗诤，恣心用三宝物者，犯轻垢罪。
If [as] Buddhas’ [Bodhisattva] disciples, after [the] Buddha’s Parinirvāṇa, as persons speaking [the] Dharma, as those practising [the] Dharma, as hosts [of] monastic quarters, hosts teaching [and] transforming, hosts [of] seated meditation, [and] hosts [of those] travelling [and] coming, [they] should give rise [to the] compassionate mind, [to be] good [at] harmonising disputes, [and] good [at] guarding [the] Triple Gem’s objects, [to] not [be] without limit used, like [those for] themselves existing. Yet, those [who] instead disturb [the] assembly [with] fights, [or with] indulgent minds use [the] Triple Gem’s objects, commit a light defiled transgression.
Note [154] Harmonise Disputes And Guard The Triple Gem’s Objects: Those teaching and practising the Dharma, and those who host monastic quarters for meditators and travellers, should compassionately harmonise disputes and guard the Triple Gem’s objects well. Conversely, there must not be disturbing of the assembly with fights and indulgent abuse of these objects.
Practice Summary:
(123) Compassionately and skilfully harmonise quarrels over Dharma and monastic matters.
(124) Do guard the Triple Gem’s objects well, and not use them excessively for indulgence.
(125) Do not disturb assemblies with fights.
【第二十六独受利养戒】
[Twenty-Sixth (Light) Precept (Against) Alone Receiving Gains]
若佛子！先在僧坊中住，后见客菩萨比丘，来入僧坊，舍宅城邑。若国王宅舍中，乃至夏坐安居处，及大会中，先住僧应迎来送去，饮食供养，房舍卧具，绳床木床，事事给与。若无物，应卖自身，及以男女身，割自身肉卖，供给所须，悉以与之。若有檀越来请众僧，客僧有利养分，僧坊主应次第差客僧受请。而先住僧独受请，而不差客僧者，僧坊主得无量罪。畜生无异，非沙门、非释种姓，犯轻垢罪。
If [as] Buddhas’ [Bodhisattva] disciples, first within monastic quarters dwelling, later seeing guest Bodhisattva Bhikṣus, coming [to] enter monastic quarters, residences [and] cities. If within countries’ Kings’ residences, and even summer retreats’ peaceful abodes’ places, and great assemblies within, first-dwelling monastics should welcome [them] coming [and] send [them] off, [with] drinks [and] food making offerings, vihāras, bedding, rope beds [and] wooden beds, [with] everything given. If without [these] objects, [they] should sell [their] own bodies, and with male [and] female bodies, cut [their] own bodies’ flesh [to] sell, [to] provide that needed, with all giving them. If having alms givers coming [to] invite all monastics, [as] guest monastics have [their] gains’ parts, hosts [of] monastic quarters should sequentially send guest monastics [to] receive invitations. Yet, [if] those first dwelling monastics alone receive invitations, and not sending guest monastics, hosts [of] monastic quarters [will] attain immeasurable transgressions. [With] animals without difference, not [being] Śramaṇas, [and] not [being of the] Śākya lineage, [they] commit a light defiled transgression.
Note [155] Welcome Guest Monastics With Offerings: First dwelling monastics should welcome and send off guest monastics with food and lodging. If without these objects, there should be personal sacrifices made to provide them. If there are alms givers’ invitations, first dwelling monastics must sequentially send guest monastics to receive them for their parts of offerings too. (A vihāra is a temple dormitory.)
Practice Summary:
(126) If seeing guest monastics coming to monastic quarters, they should be welcomed and sent off, offered with drinks and food, temple dormitories, bedding and all other necessities.
(127) If without objects of offering, there should be selling of (services and) even one’s flesh to get and give that needed.
(128) If alms givers make offerings to the monastic community, guest monastics should receive them in part.
【第二十七受别请戒】
[Twenty-Seventh (Light) Precept (Against) Receiving Others’ (Personal) Invitations]
若佛子！一切不得受别请利养入己，而此利养属十方僧。而别受请，即取十方僧物入己。及八福田中，诸佛圣人，一一师僧父母病人物，自己用故，犯轻垢罪。
If [as] Buddhas’ [Bodhisattva] disciples, all must not receive others’ invitations [for] gains [to be] attained [for] themselves, yet [when] these gains belong [to the] ten directions’ monastics. Yet [from] others receiving invitations, then obtaining [the] ten directions’ monastics’ objects [to be] attained [for] themselves. And within [the] Eight Blessings’ Fields, [with] all Buddhas [and] noble persons’, each [and every] one, monastic teachers, fathers, mothers [and] sick persons’ objects, personally using [them] thus, [they] commit a light defiled transgression.
Note [156] Never Take That Meant For Others For Oneself: There must not be receiving of invitations from others meant for many for personal gains only, (thus in effect ‘stealing’ from others).
Practice Summary:
(129) Do not receive others’ personal invitations to get the monastic community’s offerings for personal use.
(130) Do not take the Eight Blessings’ Fields’ (八福田) objects (meant to be shared) for personal use.
【第二十八别请僧戒】
[Twenty-Eighth (Light) Precept (Against) Other Invitations (Of) Monastics]
若佛子！有出家菩萨、在家菩萨、及一切檀越，请僧福田求愿之时，应入僧坊问知事人。今欲请僧求愿，知事报言：『 次第请者，即得十方贤圣僧。』而世人别请五百罗汉菩萨僧，不如僧次一凡夫僧。若别请僧者，是外道法。七佛无别请法，不顺孝道。若故别请僧者，犯轻垢罪。
If [as] Buddhas’ [Bodhisattva] disciples, [there] are Bodhisattvas [who have] left [the] household [life], Bodhisattvas [who are] in [the] household [life], and all alms givers, when inviting monastic blessings’ field [with] requests [and] aspirations, [they] should enter monastic quarters [to] ask [the] person understanding [these] matters. Now desiring [to] invite monastics [for] requests [and] aspirations, [the person] understanding [these] matters [should] reply, saying, ‘Those sequentially inviting, then attain [inviting of the] ten directions’ virtuous [and] noble monastics.’ Yet [the] world’s people, [with] other invitations [of] five hundred Arhat [and] Bodhisattva monastics, [are] not as good [as those with] monastics sequentially, [with] one ordinary monastic. If [there are] those [with] other invitations [of] monastics, [these] are external paths’ methods. [The] Seven Buddhas [are] without other invitation methods, [which do] not follow [the] filial path. If [there are] those intentionally [with] other invitations [of] monastics, [they] commit a light defiled transgression.
Note [157] Invite Monastics Sequentially: When inviting monastics for requests and aspirations, there should be asking and facilitating for sequential invitation, thus filially inviting all noble monastics in effect, even if it seems that only one ordinary monastic was invited.
Note [158] Seven Buddhas (七佛): Latest Seven Buddhas in this Sahā World (娑婆世界):
(i) Śākyamuni Buddha (释迦牟尼佛)
(ii) Kāśyapa Buddha (迦叶佛)
(iii) Kanakamuni Buddha (拘那含牟尼佛)
(iv) Krakucchanda Buddha (拘留孙佛)
(v) Viśvabhu Buddha (毗舍浮佛)
(vi) Śikhin Buddha (尸弃佛)
(vii) Vipaśyin Buddha (毗婆尸佛)
(i) to (iv) arose in the present Auspicious Kalpa (贤劫).
(v) to (vii) arose in the previous Majestic Kalpa (庄严劫).
Practice Summary:
(131) When inviting monastic(s) for requests, the monastic Director Of Affairs should be informed, for sequential invitation, (as to have other personal invitations does not follow the filial path).
【第二十九邪命自活戒】
[Twenty-Ninth (Light) Precept (Against Having) Evil Livelihoods (For) Personal Survival]
若佛子！以恶心故，为利养，贩卖男女色，自手作食、自磨自舂，占相男女、解梦吉凶，是男是女，咒术工巧，调鹰方法，和合百种毒药，千种毒药、蛇毒，生金银毒，蛊毒，都无慈心，无孝顺心。若故作者，犯轻垢罪。
If [as] Buddhas’ [Bodhisattva] disciples, with evil minds thus, for gains, selling male [and] female sex, personally [with] hands making food, personally grinding [and] personally pounding, divining appearances [of] men [and] women, explaining dreams [to be] auspicious [or] inauspicious, [the unborn to] be male [or to] be female, [with] cursing techniques, skilled work, eagle-taming methods, blending [a] hundred kinds [of] poisons, [a] thousand kinds [of] poisons, snake poisons, gold [and] silver production poisons [and] witchcraft poisons, all without [the] compassionate mind, without [the] mind [of] filial piety. If [there are] those intentionally doing [them, they] commit a light defiled transgression.
Note [159] No Unskilful Services: There must not be sex-selling, food-preparing (as monastics should seek alms food), divining, dream-interpreting, gender-predicting, cursing, (various worldly) skilled working, eagle-taming and poison-blending, which are without compassion and filial piety.
(Such eagles mentioned are usually caught from the wild, thus enslaved. They are usually trained to catch smaller animals, thus used for killing. As they are carnivorous too, to rear them is to harm other animals in/directly.)
Practice Summary:
(132) Do not, with hatred and for gains, sell male and female sex.
(133) Do not, as monastics, make and prepare food.
(134) Do not observe appearances for (compatibility of) men and women.
(135) Do not explain dreams for auspiciousness and inauspiciousness.
(136) Do not predict the unborn to be male or female.
(137) Do not with cursing techniques, and other worldly skilled work.
(138) Do not be with methods for taming eagles.
(139) Do not blend poisons, snake venoms, poisons for producing gold and silver, and witchcraft poisons.
【第三十不敬好时戒】
[Thirtieth (Light) Precept (Against) Not Respecting Good Periods]
若佛子！以恶心故，自身谤三宝，诈现亲附，口便说空，行在有中，经理白衣，为白衣通致男女，交会淫色，作诸缚着。于六斋日、年三长斋月，作杀生劫盗、破斋犯戒者，犯轻垢罪。
If [as] Buddhas’ [Bodhisattva] disciples, with evil minds thus, [with] themselves slandering [the] Triple Gem, pretending [to] appear [to be] close [to it, with their] mouths shrewdly speaking [of] emptiness, [but with] practices within existence, managing [the] white-robed, for [the] white-robed, connecting [and] causing males [and] females, [to] meet [and be] engrossed [in] sex, creating all [kinds of] binding attachment. On [the] Six Purification Days, [and in the] year’s three long Purification Months, those doing killing [of] lives, plundering [and] stealing, breaking purification [and] violating Precepts, commit [a] light defiled transgression.
Note [160] Never Slander The Triple Gem, Pretend To Be Close For Advantages, Emptily Speak Of Emptiness And Matchmake: There must not be slandering of the Triple Gem, pretending to be close to it for advantages, speaking of emptiness (as if it has been realised) while practising within forms. There must also not be matchmaking of laypersons, which causes attachment.
Note [161] Purification Days And Months: There must be observation of the Eight Precepts (八戒) on the Six Purification Days (六斋日) and in the Three Purification Months (三斋月). As taught in the Upāsaka Precepts《优婆塞戒》, ‘On the Six Purification Days, and in the Three Purification Months, receive the Eight Precepts to uphold purification. Bodhisattvas at home should practise these practices.’ (六斋日、三斋月，受八戒持斋。在家菩萨应行此事。) The Purification Days at least should be observed fully, if the Purification Months are challenging due to worldly obligations. However, as many of the Eight Precepts as possible can still be observed in these durations.
Practice Summary:
(140) Do not slander the Triple Gem, by pretending to appear to closely adhere to it, with the mouth then speaking of emptiness, with conduct within forms.
(141) Do not manage laypersons, for connecting and leading men and women, to meet and be addicted to sex, creating fetters of attachment.
(142) Do not, on the Six Purification Days and in the Three Purification Months, break the (Eight) Purification Precepts.
如是十戒，应当学，敬心奉持。制戒品中广解。」
Thus, [are the third] ten [Light] Precepts, [which] should [be] learnt, [with the] reverent mind upholding [them. The] Chapter [On] Regulating Precepts within [will] extensively explain.’
The above continues at https://purelanders.com/2024/07/24/brahma-net-sutras-bodhisattva-precepts-text-forty-eight-light-precepts-part-4.
完整经典
Complete Sūtra:
《梵网经菩萨戒本》
Brahma Net Sūtra’s Bodhisattva Precepts’ Text
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