[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) › 3.374 # 四分律刪繁補闕行事鈔 3.374 四分律刪繁補闕行事鈔 3.374 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [3.374](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1804.3.374) 九避惡畜生法。《五百問》：行路寄鬼神屋宿，不得有觸擾意，生者犯墮。《四分》：若蛇入屋，若以筩盛、若繩繫，應解已棄之。若患鼠，入舍應驚出，若作檻出之。若患蝎蜈蚣蚰蜒入屋者，以弊物、以泥團、以掃帚，盛裹棄之；應解放，勿令死。有呪蛇法，文廣不出。若窓嚮，患蝙蝠燕雀入，織作籠疎，若安櫺子。不得在多人住處拾蝨，聽以器、若毳、若綿弊物，拾著中；若走出，筩盛蓋塞，繫床脚裏；然律不明養法，準上蛇鼠，並令出之，不令內死；準須將養，不爾殺生。若眾鳥鳴亂者，應作聲驚，若彈弓、若打水，令去。 > Ninth, the rules for avoiding harmful animals. The Five Hundred Questions states: When lodging on the road in a house of ghosts and spirits, one must not have the intention to provoke or disturb them; giving rise to such an intention incurs a pāyattika. The Dharmaguptaka Vinaya states: If a snake enters the room, whether containing it in a tube or tying it with a rope, one should release it and discard it. If troubled by rats entering the dwelling, one should startle them out, or make a trap to remove them. If troubled by scorpions, centipedes, or millipedes entering the room, wrap and hold them with a rag, a lump of mud, or a broom, and discard them; one should release them and not allow them to die. There is a method of snake incantations, but the text is extensive and is not cited here. If through window openings one is troubled by bats, swallows, or sparrows entering, weave an open lattice or install window bars. One must not pick lice in places where many people dwell; it is permissible to pick them and put them into a vessel, or into coarse wool, cotton, or a rag; if they crawl out, contain them in a tube, stopper the cover, and tie it inside the leg of a bed. However, the Vinaya does not clarify the method of keeping them alive; by analogy with the snakes and rats above, all should be taken outside and not allowed to die within; by analogy, they must be nurtured, otherwise it constitutes taking life. If a flock of birds cries out noisily, one should make a sound to startle them, or use a pellet bow, or strike the water to make them leave. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 3.373](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1804.3.373) - [Next: 3.375](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1804.3.375) - [Up: 3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1804.3) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1804~en-mt.3.374) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1804.3.374](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1804.3.374) · Pramāṇa