[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) › [四分律刪繁補闕行事鈔](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1804) › 2.185 # 四分律刪繁補闕行事鈔 2.185 四分律刪繁補闕行事鈔 2.185 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [2.185](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1804.2.185) 實得道向未具者說戒八。問：凡夫無聖，不可得犯；聖人奉戒，一制不犯，用制何為？答：制聖為遮凡。若後向說，即知是凡；為護大妄，不令有犯，豈非是要也。 > Precept eight: Speaking to an unordained person when having actually attained the Path. Question: An ordinary person has no noble \[attainment\] and cannot commit this offense; a noble person upholds the precepts and, once prohibited, does not transgress them. What is the purpose of formulating \[this precept\]? Answer: Formulating it for noble ones is to prevent ordinary persons \[from boasting\]. If one subsequently speaks of it \[to the unordained\], one is known to be an ordinary person; it is meant to guard against major false speech and prevent transgression. How could it not be essential? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.184](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1804.2.184) - [Next: 2.186](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1804.2.186) - [Up: 2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1804.2) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1804~en-mt.2.185) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1804.2.185](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1804.2.185) · Pramāṇa