尼羯磨 1.67

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八不可過授戒法（案律：時摩訶波闍波提與五百舍夷女人，俱詣佛所，禮足，白言：「善哉世尊！願聽女人於佛法中出家為道。」佛言：「且止！瞿曇彌！莫作是言，欲令女人出家為道。何以故？瞿曇彌！若女人於佛法中出家為道，令佛法不久。」爾時摩訶波闍波提聞佛教已，前禮佛足，繞已而去。後於異時，摩訶波闍波提復與五百舍夷女人，俱共剃髮，被袈裟，往祇桓精舍，在門外立，步涉破脚，塵土坌身，涕泣流淚。爾時阿難見已，往問，為往佛所求請。世尊為說八不可過法，若能行者，即是出家受戒。故言：）

The procedure for ordination by the eight garudharmas. (According to the Vinaya: At that time, Mahāprajāpatī, together with five hundred Śākya women, went together to the Buddha's place, bowed to his feet, and addressed him, saying, “Splendid, World-Honoured One! Please allow women to go forth into homelessness to practice the path in the Buddha's Dharma.” The Buddha said, “Stop, Gautamī! Do not make such a request to have women go forth to practice the path. Why is that? Gautamī, if women go forth into homelessness to practice the path in the Buddha's Dharma, it will cause the Buddha's Dharma not to endure for long.” Then Mahāprajāpatī, having heard the Buddha's instruction, stepped forward, bowed to the Buddha's feet, circumambulated him, and departed. Later, at another time, Mahāprajāpatī again together with the five hundred Śākya women shaved their hair together, put on kaṣāyas, and went to the Jetavana monastery. Standing outside the gate, their feet broken from walking, their bodies covered in dust and dirt, they wept with tears streaming down. Then Ānanda, having seen them, went and questioned them, and on their behalf went to the Buddha to plead. The World-Honoured One expounded the eight garudharmas for them, stating that if they could practice them, that would constitute going forth and receiving ordination. Therefore it says:)