四分律刪繁補闕行事鈔 3.288

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《僧祇》：若入王眾，不得譽毀軍陣射術。應云，剎利種是上姓，如來應供正遍知，常在二家生；諸出家人，於法力二輪中，賴力輪護故，得以自安。又不得形相他身，云多我慢；當生下趣，乃至雞䐗地獄中等。欲有所論，當說已而去。俗人若言，為我禮塔，答言若憶當禮；如是禮長老比丘亦爾。若受請應言：無障礙當來。若入諸居士富家，不得語云：汝坐店肆，輕秤小斗，欺誑於人。應云：如世尊說，二輪之中，得食輪已，乃轉法輪；諸居士等，供給衣食，是為難事；我依汝等，於如來法中修梵行，度生死流，皆是汝等信心之恩。若入外道眾，不得形訾，云邪見無慚愧，說其過惡。應譽實事，云：汝等能出家解繫縛，捨於俗服，冥心空閑，甚是難事。

The Mahāsāṃghika-vinaya states: If entering a royal assembly, one must not praise or disparage battle arrays or archery. One should say: 'The kṣatriya lineage is a superior caste; the Tathāgata, Arhat, Samyaksambuddha is always born into two lineages; all those who have gone forth, between the two wheels of Dharma and power, rely on the protection of the wheel of power, thereby being enabled to dwell in peace.' Furthermore, one must not scrutinize another's appearance and say they have much arrogance and will be born in lower destinies, down to the hell of fowls and dogs, and so forth. If one wishes to discuss something, one should say it and then leave. If a layperson says, 'Pay homage to the stūpa for me,' reply: 'If I remember, I will pay homage'; the same applies to paying homage to elder bhikṣus. If receiving an invitation, one should say: 'If there are no obstacles, I will come.' If entering the wealthy houses of kulapatis, one must not say: 'You sit in your shop, using light scales and small bushels to deceive people.' One should say: 'As the Bhagavat said, between the two wheels, only after obtaining the wheel of food can one turn the wheel of the Dharma; for you kulapatis to supply clothing and food is a difficult thing; relying on you, I cultivate pure conduct in the Tathāgata's Dharma and cross the flow of birth and death; this is entirely the grace of your faithful mind.' If entering an assembly of tīrthikas, one must not revile their appearance, saying they have wrong views and lack shame, or speak of their faults and evils. One should praise their actual accomplishments, saying: 'That you are able to go forth and untie bonds, casting off secular dress to quiet the mind in leisure and solitude, is an exceedingly difficult thing.'