[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [Taishō Tripiṭaka (Chinese Buddhist canon)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho) › [大般涅槃經集解](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1763) › 9.28 # 大般涅槃經集解 9.28 大般涅槃經集解 9.28 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [9.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1763.9.28) 案僧亮曰：佛以三事證平等也。一以羯磨治罪，不斷其命；二以光照，光是慈果，施無畏也；三治眾得福，不害於慈也。寶亮曰：人若猶有信者，則不得斷命。夫生道萬端，何必苟在斯法？比丘自可依法而立德，豈懼譏呵而壞行耶？ > Sengliang comments: The Buddha proves equality through three matters: first, punishing offenses through karmavācanā without terminating life; second, through illumination with light, where light is the fruit of benevolence and confers fearlessness; third, punishing the community brings merit and does not harm benevolence. Baoliang comments: If people still possess faith, one must not terminate their life. Ways of life are myriad; why must one rigidly insist upon this rule? Monks can naturally establish virtue according to the Dharma; why fear criticism and thereby ruin their practice? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 9.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1763.9.27) - [Next: 9.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1763.9.29) - [Up: 9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1763.9) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1763~en-mt.9.28) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1763.9.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1763.9.28) · Pramāṇa