菩薩戒義疏 2.21

2.21

第六、不供給請法戒，喪染資神之益故制。七眾同犯，大小乘不全共。大士見有解者，常應供給啟請，以欲善無厭故。聲聞有解廣略布薩法，應供給。五歲內及未解五法，法應啟請，不者犯第七聚。序事中，第一、序大乘師來，言「大乘同見同行」，簡小乘。第二、明應。應二事，所謂應供給、請法。言「三兩金」，極勢之語。若有諮請，當應捨三兩金，如雪山一偈為此殞軀，況小供給。三時者，中前、中後、初夜請益。

Sixth, the precept against not providing for and requesting the Dharma: it is established because the benefit of nourishing the spirit is lost and undermined. All seven assemblies commit the offense alike; the Mahāyāna and Hīnayāna do not entirely share it. When a mahāsattva sees someone who has understanding, they should always provide for them and make requests, because their desire for what is wholesome is insatiable. For śrāvakas, if someone understands the detailed and abridged poṣadha procedures, they should provide for them. Within five years [of ordination] and when one does not yet understand the five dharmas, it is the rule that one should make requests; if not, one commits an offense of the seventh cluster. In the narration of matters: first, it describes a Mahāyāna master arriving; the words "having the same view and same practice in the Mahāyāna" distinguish this from the Hīnayāna. Second, it explains what is proper. Two things are proper: namely, one should provide offerings and request the Dharma. The phrase "three ounces of gold" is an expression of the utmost degree: if there is a consultation or request, one should give up three ounces of gold; just as on the Snowy Mountains, a single verse was worth giving up one's life, how much more so minor offerings. The "three times" refers to requesting instruction before noon, after noon, and in the early night.