大般涅槃經集解 11.25

11.25

明駿案：上說常住之因，謂以大悲受不殺戒。而今猶復肉食，便是自有傷慈之行，而欲戒人以不殺，無乃愧心乎？戒為眾德之本，慈為萬行之根，苟伐本害根，枝條安在耶？智秀曰：斷肉之制，始此旨也。不聽之義，何獨聲聞？以此而推，菩薩本來不食肉也。

Mingjun comments: Above, the cause of permanence was explained, which means taking up the precept against killing out of great compassion. But if one still consumes meat now, one personally engages in conduct that harms compassion; yet one wishes to instruct others with the precept against killing—would one not feel ashamed in one's mind? The precepts are the root of all virtues, and compassion is the basis of myriad practices. If one cuts down the root and harms the basis, how can the branches survive? Zhixiu says: The prohibition against meat-eating begins with this statement. Why should the meaning of 'not permitting' apply only to śrāvakas? Inferring from this, bodhisattvas originally did not eat meat.