[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) › [四分律比丘含注戒本](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1806) › [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1806~en-mt) › 2.77 # 四分律比丘含注戒本 2.77 English (machine translation) 2.77 - **Language:** English ### [2.77](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1806~en-mt.2.77) If one speaks without completing it, it is a duṣkṛta. If one speaks to a non-human or an animal, the offense is also like this. Cases of non-offense: speaking five or six sentences; speaking excessively before an intelligent man; if there is no intelligent man present and one is questioned, it is permissible to answer and speak at length; if conferring the five precepts on an upāsikā, up to explaining the Dharma of the five precepts; giving the eightfold poṣadha precepts, expounding the eightfold poṣadha precepts, the eight noble paths, and the ten unwholesome dharmas; if a woman asks about the meaning because she does not understand, to speak at length—all are permissible. - [Previous: 2.76](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1806~en-mt.2.76) - [Next: 2.78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1806~en-mt.2.78) - [Up: 2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1806~en-mt.2) ## Linked texts (1) - [四分律比丘含注戒本](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1806.2.77) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1806~en-mt.2.77](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1806~en-mt.2.77) · Pramāṇa