四分律刪繁補闕行事鈔 1.104

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三大乘經者。《華嚴》云：具足受持威儀教法，行六和敬善御大眾，心無憂悔，去來今佛所說正法，不違其教；能令三寶不斷，法得久住。《大集》云：十方世界菩薩請佛為五滓眾生制於禁戒，如餘佛土，為法久住故。佛後許之，便制禁戒。《薩遮尼犍》云：若不持戒，乃至不得疥癩野干身，何況當得功德之身。《月燈三昧》云：雖有色族及多聞，若無戒智猶禽獸；雖處卑下少聞見，能淨持戒名勝士。《涅槃》云：欲見佛性證大涅槃，必須深心修持淨戒；若持是經而毀淨戒，是魔眷屬，非我弟子，我亦不聽受持是經。《華嚴》偈言：戒是無上菩提本，應當具足持淨戒，若能堅持於禁戒，則是如來所讚歎。故重引之，令誦心首。

Third, regarding the Mahāyāna sūtras: The *Avataṃsaka* states: 'Fully receive and uphold the teachings of deportment, practice the six harmonies and respects, well govern the great assembly, and have no sorrow or regret in mind; do not transgress the teachings of the true Dharma spoken by the Buddhas of the past, future, and present; you can then cause the Three Jewels not to be severed and the Dharma to endure long.' The *Mahāsaṃnipāta* states: 'The bodhisattvas of the worlds of the ten directions requested the Buddha to formulate prohibitive precepts for sentient beings with the five defilements, just as in other Buddha lands, for the sake of the Dharma's long endurance. The Buddha later consented to this and then formulated prohibitive precepts.' The *Satyaka-nirgrantha* states: 'If one does not observe the precepts, one will not even attain the body of a mangy jackal, how much less should one attain a body of merit!' The *Candrapradīpa-samādhi* states: 'Though one possesses fine looks, high lineage, and wide learning, if one lacks precepts and wisdom, one is like a beast; though one dwells in lowliness with little learning and experience, if one can purely observe the precepts, one is called a superior man.' The *Nirvāṇa* states: 'If you wish to see the Buddha-nature and realize the great nirvāṇa, you must cultivate and uphold the pure precepts with a profound mind. If you uphold this sūtra yet violate the pure precepts, you are the retinue of Māra and not my disciple; neither do I permit you to receive and uphold this sūtra.' The verse of the *Avataṃsaka* says: 'Precepts are the root of unsurpassed bodhi; / one should fully observe the pure precepts. / If one can firmly uphold the prohibitive precepts, / then one is praised by the Tathāgata.' Therefore, I cite it again to cause one to recite and engrave it upon the mind.