維摩經略疏 5.59

5.59

「所以者何」下，二、述不堪之由。由為二比丘解釋律相，不契機理。文為二：一二比丘犯戒疑問、二上首為說。初文者，二比丘所犯輕重未知，若其輕者，何得不敢問佛？若其重者，律無悔文或重罪方便。有師曾見經云：有一比丘蘭若露臥，採薪女見，盜行非法。比丘臥覺，疑犯初重。又一比丘嗔此女，欲打怖走，墮坑而死。比丘心疑，懼犯殺戒，恥愧世尊不敢諮問，遂從波離請決所疑。上明十大弟子共輔如來弘十法門，意在此也。

From "Why is this so?" down, second is recounting the reason for his incompetence. It was due to explaining the characteristics of the vinaya for two monks without according with their capacities and the principle. The text has two parts: first, the two monks' doubts upon violating precepts; second, the Foremost explaining for them. As for the first part: whether what the two monks violated was light or heavy is unknown; if it was light, why would they not dare to ask the Buddha? If it was heavy, there is no text of repentance in the vinaya, or it was an expedience for a grave offense. A master once saw a sūtra that said: There was a monk lying out in the open in an araṇya; a woman gathering firewood saw him and stealthily committed an illicit act. The monk awoke from sleep and suspected he had violated the first grave offense. Another monk became angry at this woman, wishing to strike and frighten her away, and she fell into a pit and died. The monk felt doubt in his mind, fearing he had violated the precept against killing; feeling ashamed before the World-Honoured One, they dared not ask him, and thereupon requested Upāli to resolve their doubts. The aforementioned explanation that the ten great disciples together assist the Tathāgata in propagating the ten Dharma gates—the meaning lies right here.