[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) › [菩薩戒義疏](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1811) › 2.23 # 菩薩戒義疏 2.23 菩薩戒義疏 2.23 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [2.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1811.2.23) 第八、背大向小戒，直制猶預未決，是下邪見之方便。若決，謂大劣小勝，計成失戒。若心邪畫未成，犯輕垢，同此戒制。今舉背大向小為語，以凡夫菩薩多行此事故。若彰言說，則有兩種：若法相說，戒善已謝，正犯性罪；若非法相說，犯第十重。「而受持二乘」者，是欲受外道惡見。兩解：一云二乘望大乘悉是外道；二云若背大乘，欲受六師法，計未成，是邪見方便，犯輕垢，此戒制。 > Eighth, the precept against turning one's back on the Great and heading toward the Small: this directly forbids being hesitant and unresolved, which is a preparatory stage of lower wrong views. If one is resolved—maintaining that the Great is inferior and the Small is superior—the view is completed and the precept is lost. If the wrong intention is framed in the mind but not yet finalized, one commits a minor defilement infraction, matching the prohibition of this precept. Here, turning one's back on the Great and heading toward the Small is adduced as an expression because ordinary bodhisattvas frequently do this. If it is expressed in words, there are two kinds: if it is spoken in terms of the characteristics of dharmas, the goodness of the precepts has already ceased, directly committing an inherent offense; if it is not spoken in terms of the characteristics of dharmas, it violates the tenth major precept. "And accepting and upholding the two vehicles" means wanting to accept the evil views of non-Buddhists. There are two interpretations: one says that relative to the Mahāyāna, the two vehicles are all non-Buddhist; the other says that if one turns one's back on the Mahāyāna, wanting to accept the teachings of the six masters, and the view is not yet finalized, this is a preparatory stage of wrong views and incurs a minor defilement infraction, prohibited by this precept. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1811.2.22) - [Next: 2.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1811.2.24) - [Up: 2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1811.2) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1811~en-mt.2.23) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [菩薩戒本疏](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1814.2.27) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1811.2.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1811.2.23) · Pramāṇa