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注維摩詰經 5.142

注維摩詰經 5.142

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5.142

什曰:淨命,即正命也。自念從生至今常行正命,必之善趣。吾將何畏也?肇曰:勿為救身疾起邪命也。邪命,謂為命諂飾,要利存生也。生曰:行善之時,本為得道度世,未始求利衣食。尚不畏為生死所牽,況罪苦者乎?

[Kumāra]jīva says: Pure livelihood is right livelihood. Thinking to oneself: 'From birth until now I have constantly practiced right livelihood, so I will surely go to a good destiny. What shall I fear?' [Seng]zhao says: Do not give rise to wrong livelihood to save the body from illness. Wrong livelihood means flattering and posturing for the sake of survival, seeking profit to sustain life. [Dao]sheng says: When practicing good, one originally did so to attain the path and cross over the world, never seeking profit in clothing and food. If one does not even fear being dragged along by saṃsāra, how much less the suffering of transgressions?

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