菩薩戒義疏 2.64

2.64

第四十五、不化眾生戒。菩薩發心為物，見有識之類應須教化，令得悟解。若不能者，乖大士之行故制。七眾同犯，大小不共。大士化眾生是正行，小乘自度，不化非犯。序事三重：一、勸起大悲，不起兼制。悲能拔苦，大士恒願眾生離苦。「若入一切」下，二、列悲心之事，凡三種：一、見人類令發心，二、見畜令發心，三、隨所至方，隨所見人，悉令發心。是出要之急，故須此三，通制道俗。「菩薩若不」下，第三、舉非結過。

Forty-fifth, the precept against failing to transform sentient beings: A bodhisattva arouses the aspiration for the sake of beings; seeing any creature possessing consciousness, they must teach and transform them so that they attain awakening. Established because failing to do so violates the conduct of a mahāsattva. It is an offense shared by all seven assemblies, not shared between the Great and Small. For a mahāsattva, transforming sentient beings is primary practice; the Small Vehicle seeks self-deliverance, so failing to transform is not an offense. The account of the matter has three layers: First, encouraging the arousal of great compassion; failing to arouse it is a concomitant rule. Compassion can eradicate suffering; mahāsattvas constantly vow that sentient beings be freed from suffering. From "If entering all" below, second, enumerating the matters of the compassionate mind, of three kinds in all: 1. seeing humans, causing them to arouse the aspiration; 2. seeing animals, causing them to arouse the aspiration; 3. wherever one goes and whomever one sees, causing all to arouse the aspiration. Because these are urgent necessities for deliverance, these three are required, binding both monastics and laity alike. From "If a bodhisattva does not" below, third, citing the transgression and concluding the offense.