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Regarding The Bodhisattva Precept For Guiding Sentient Beings (Including Animals) 关于引导众生(包括畜生)的菩萨戒

引导众生(包括畜生)的菩萨戒
Bodhisattva Precept For Guiding Sentient Beings (Including Animals)
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第四十五不化众生[轻]戒

若佛子!常起大悲心。若入一切城邑舍宅,见一切众生,应当唱言:『汝等众生,尽应受三归十戒。』若见牛马猪羊,一切畜生,应心念口言:『汝是畜生,发菩提心。』而菩萨入一切处,山林川野,皆使一切众生发 菩提心。是菩萨若不发教化众生心者,犯轻垢罪。

[Forty-Fifth [Light] Precept Against Not Transforming Sentient Beings]

If as Buddhas’ [Bodhisattva] disciples, they should constantly give rise to great compassion’s mind. If entering all cities and residences, seeing all sentient beings, they should call aloud, “You and other sentient beings, all should receive the Threefold Refuge and Ten Precepts.” If seeing cows, horses, pigs, goats, and all animals, they should in their minds think and with their mouths say, “You are animals, who should give rise to the Bodhi Mind.” And when Bodhisattvas enter all places, mountains, forests, rivers and the wilderness, all should enable all sentient beings to give rise to the Bodhi Mind. These Bodhisattvas, if not giving rise to the mind of teaching and transforming sentient beings, they commit a light defiled transgression.

建议行持以上之长偈
Suggested Long Verse For Practising The Above:

三归十戒发心偈

汝等众生,应受三归:依佛法僧。
应受十戒:戒杀盗淫、戒妄戒酒、
说四众过、自赞毁他、悭惜加毁、
瞋不受悔、戒谤三宝。发菩提心:
上求佛道,下化众生。深信切愿,
一心常念,阿弥陀佛,生极乐国。

Verse On Threefold Refuge, Ten Precepts And Giving Rise To The Bodhi Mind

You and other sentient beings, should receive the Threefold Refuge, by taking refuge in the [i] Buddhas, [ii] Dharma and [iii] Saṃgha. You should receive the Ten Precepts, by abstaining from [1] killing, [2] stealing, [3] sexual [mis]conduct, [4] false speech, [5] [buying, selling and drinking] alcoholic beverages, [6] speaking of the four assemblies’ [of monks, nuns, laymen and laywomen’s] transgressions, [7] self-praising and slandering of others, [8] with miserliness and grudges inflicting slander, [9] with angry minds not accepting repentance, and [10] slandering of the Triple Gem. Give rise to the Bodhi Mind, with higher seeking of the Buddha path, and lower transforming of sentient beings. With deep Faith and sincere Aspiration, wholeheartedly and constantly be mindful of ‘Āmítuófó’, to be born in his Land Of Ultimate Bliss.

建议行持以上之短偈
Suggested Short Verse For Practising The Above:

众生开示偈

汝当皈依,佛法僧宝,
止恶行善。深信发愿,
生极乐国,一心常念,
阿弥陀佛,见佛跟佛。
阿弥陀佛,阿弥陀佛…

Verse For Sentient Beings’ Guidance

You should take refuge, in the Buddhas, Dharma and Saṃgha gem, end evil and practise good. ‘With profound Faith giving rise to Aspiration’, to be born in the Land Of Ultimate Bliss, wholeheartedly and constantly be mindful of Āmítuófó’s name, to see the Buddha and follow the Buddha. Āmítuófó, Āmítuófó…

注:「深信发愿,即无上菩提。」

Note: ‘With profound Faith giving rise to Aspiration [to be born in Āmítuófó’s Pure Land], this is unsurpassable Bodhicitta [Bodhi Mind: 菩提心].’

相关典籍
Related Texts:

《梵网经菩萨戒本》
Brahma Net Sūtra’s Bodhisattva Precepts’ Text
https://purelanders.com/pusa

《佛说阿弥陀经要解》
Essential Explanation On The Sūtra In Which The Buddha Speaks Of Amitābha Buddha
https://purelanders.com/yaojie

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