大方便佛報恩經 6.77

6.77

答曰：「於眾生得四戒，於非眾生上得不飲酒戒。若眾生可殺不可殺、可婬不可婬、可盜不可盜、可妄語不可妄語，一切得戒。下至阿鼻地獄，上至非非想處，及三千世界，乃至如來，一切有命之類，得此四戒。以初受戒時，一切不殺，一切不盜，一切不婬，一切不妄語，無所限齊，以是故一切眾生上無不得戒。凡受戒法，先與說法，引導開解，令於一切眾生上起慈愍心。既得增上心，便得增上戒。夫得戒法，於一切眾生上各得四戒。四戒差別，有十二戒。於眾生上，不殺不盜不婬不妄語，凡起此四惡有三因緣：一以貪故起；二以瞋故起；三以癡故起。於一切眾生上有十二惡，以反惡故，得十二善戒色。一切無邊眾生上，亦復如是。設有百萬千萬阿羅漢入於泥洹，先於此羅漢上所得戒，始終成就，不以羅漢泥洹故，此戒亦失。得不飲酒戒時，此一身始終三千世界中一切所有酒上，咽咽得戒色，以受戒時一切酒盡不飲故。設酒滅盡，戒常成就而不失也。」

He replied, “Four precepts are obtained with respect to sentient beings, and the precept against drinking alcohol is obtained with respect to non-sentient things. Whether sentient beings can be killed or cannot be killed, can be violated sexually or cannot be violated sexually, can be stolen from or cannot be stolen from, can be lied to or cannot be lied to, one obtains the precepts with respect to all of them. From Avīci Hell below up to the sphere of neither-perception-nor-non-perception above, throughout the trichiliocosm, and even with respect to the Tathāgata and all living beings, one obtains these four precepts. Because at the time of first receiving the precepts, one abstains completely from all killing, all stealing, all sexual misconduct, and all lying without any restriction, one unfailingly obtains the precepts with respect to all sentient beings. Whenever the method of receiving precepts is conferred, the Dharma is first explained to the candidate, guiding and opening their understanding, causing them to generate a mind of loving-kindness and compassion toward all sentient beings. Having attained the higher mind, they then attain the higher precepts. In the method of obtaining the precepts, one obtains four precepts with respect to every sentient being. In their differentiation, the four precepts comprise twelve precepts. With respect to sentient beings, regarding not killing, not stealing, not committing sexual misconduct, and not lying: whenever these four evils arise, they do so through three conditions: first, they arise out of greed; second, they arise out of anger; third, they arise out of delusion. There are twelve evils with respect to all sentient beings; through opposing these evils, one obtains the matter (rūpa) of the twelve wholesome precepts. It is likewise with respect to all boundless sentient beings. Even if millions of arhats enter nirvāṇa, the precepts previously obtained with respect to these arhats remain fulfilled from beginning to end; it is not the case that because the arhats enter nirvāṇa, these precepts are lost. When one obtains the precept against drinking alcohol, one obtains the matter of the precept sip by sip with respect to all alcohol that exists throughout the trichiliocosm for the duration of this single life, because at the time of receiving the precept, one abstains from drinking all alcohol whatsoever. Even if all alcohol were completely exhausted, the precept would remain ever fulfilled and not lost.”