[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) › [四分比丘戒本疏](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1807) › 1.11 # 四分比丘戒本疏 1.11 四分比丘戒本疏 1.11 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1807.1.11) 第四、依文判釋者。於此經中總開三分：一讚德同修分、二開宗審察分、三結示迴求分。就讚德同修分中分二：初偈讚戒德、次和合同修。就偈讚中十二行偈分之為四：初之一偈敬傳真法、二有四偈示以聽儀、三有五偈損益殊分、四有二偈明其勝德。先釋初偈敬傳真法者，三寶可敬，法必堪傳。是故文言「稽首禮諸佛，及法比丘僧」者，設敬也。「今演毘尼法，令正法久住」者，傳真法也。禮有三品，稽首最尊，故《俱舍》云「稽首接足故稱敬禮。」所敬之境即是諸佛及以法僧，先敬三寶用標嘉瑞，為傳正法令無災障故。《成實論》云「三寶最吉祥，故我今初列。」今演毘尼法者，毘尼即是調伏滅惡，故無性《攝論》第七卷云「或一切善能滅眾惡，成大涅槃滅除生死，名毘奈耶。」今此戒經正治惡行、遠得涅槃，名毘尼法。令正法久住者，正法有二：一教、二證。半月宣傳，教法久住；依而得證，證法久住。 > Fourth, analyzing and explaining according to the text. Within this text, three sections are broadly opened: first, the section on praising virtues and practicing together; second, the section on opening the essential tenets and examining closely; third, the section on concluding instructions and directing aspiration. Within the section on praising virtues and practicing together, there are two parts: first, the verses praising the virtues of the precepts; next, practicing together in harmony. Within the verses of praise, the twelve lines of verse are divided into four: the first single verse reverently transmits the true Dharma; the second part has four verses instructing the etiquette of listening; the third part has five verses distinguishing benefits from losses; the fourth part has two verses clarifying its superior virtues. To explain the first verse reverently transmitting the true Dharma: the Three Jewels are worthy of reverence, and the Dharma is surely fit to be transmitted. Therefore, the text states, "I bow my head in homage to all the Buddhas, and to the Dharma and the Sangha of monks," which pays reverence. "Now I expound the vinaya Dharma, so that the true Dharma may long endure," which transmits the true Dharma. There are three grades of homage, of which bowing the head is the most venerable; hence the Kośa says, "Bowing the head and touching the feet is therefore called reverent homage." The object of reverence is precisely all the Buddhas, as well as the Dharma and the Sangha; first revering the Three Jewels is used to indicate an auspicious sign, so that in transmitting the true Dharma there may be no calamities or obstacles. The \*Tattvasiddhi-śāstra\* says, "The Three Jewels are the most auspicious; therefore I now list them first." Regarding "Now I expound the vinaya Dharma": vinaya is precisely subjugating and eradicating evil; hence Asvabhāva's \*Saṃgraha-bhāṣya\*, fascicle seven, states, "Alternatively, that all good can eradicate manifold evils, bring about great nirvāṇa, and eliminate birth and death, is called vinaya." Now, this prātimokṣa text directly cures evil conduct and distantly attains nirvāṇa, so it is called the vinaya Dharma. Regarding "so that the true Dharma may long endure": the true Dharma is twofold: first, the \[Dharma of\] teachings; second, the \[Dharma of\] realization. Declaring and transmitting it every half-month causes the teaching Dharma to long endure; relying on it and attaining realization causes the realization Dharma to long endure. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1807.1.10) - [Next: 1.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1807.1.12) - [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1807.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1807~en-mt.1.11) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1807.1.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1807.1.11) · Pramāṇa