勝鬘寶窟 1.50

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Fifth, the section on what the precepts counteract. In broad terms, with these three kinds of precepts, there is no evil not ceased, no good not practiced, and no person not saved; thus the delusions of the five entrenchments are all comprehensively what they counteract. Now, the precept-dharma takes the cessation of non-virtue as its essence: ceasing the evil of abandoning sentient beings constitutes the precept of embracing sentient beings; ceasing the evil of failing to practice cultivation constitutes the precept of embracing wholesome dharmas; apart from these two, ceasing the mind that gives rise to evil constitutes the precept of restraint. Therefore, the three precepts counteract the three delusions respectively. Furthermore, these three precepts eliminate the evils of the three precepts of the two vehicles. The precept of restraint universally guards against the faults and offenses of the three karmas, whereas the practice of the two vehicles only guards body and speech. The precept of embracing sentient beings does not abandon the mind toward beings, whereas the practice of the two vehicles is the practice of solitary self-benefit. The precept of embracing wholesome dharmas vows to practice all virtues, whereas the practice of the two vehicles is a one-sided, limited, minor practice.