四分律刪補隨機羯磨 1.409

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（《薩婆多論》云：「凡欲受戒，先與說法引導開解，令於一切境上起慈悲心，便得增上戒。」應語彼言：「六道眾生多是戒障，唯人得受，猶含遮難，不必並堪。汝無遮難，定得受戒。汝當依文，發增上心，所謂救攝一切眾生，以法度彼。又戒是諸善根本，能作三乘正因。又戒是佛法中寶，餘道所無。又能護持佛法，令正法久住。又羯磨威勢，眾僧大力，能舉法界勝法，置汝身心中。汝當一心諦受。」應作白言：）

(The Sarvāstivāda-śāstra says, "Whenever one wishes to confer the precepts, one first explains the Dharma to him to guide and awaken him, causing him to arouse a mind of loving-kindness and compassion toward all sensory realms; then he will obtain the superior precepts." One should say to him, "Sentient beings in the six destinies mostly have obstructions to the precepts; only humans can receive them, yet obstructions and impediments are still involved, and not necessarily all are capable. You are free from obstructions and impediments; you are certain to receive the precepts. You should follow the text and arouse an exalted aspiration—namely, to rescue and gather all sentient beings and cross them over with the Dharma. Furthermore, the precepts are the root of all good deeds, capable of serving as the correct cause of the Three Vehicles. Furthermore, the precepts are the jewel within the Buddha's Dharma, which other paths do not possess. Furthermore, they can protect and uphold the Buddha's Dharma, causing the true Dharma to abide long. Furthermore, through the majestic power of the karman and the great strength of the assembly of the saṃgha, they are able to take up the supreme Dharma of the dharmadhātu and place it within your body and mind. You should receive it single-mindedly and attentively." One should make the jñapti, saying:)