天台菩薩戒疏 1.10

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第三、請師。凡為師者，應具五德：一、堅持淨戒，二、年滿十臘，三、善解律藏，四、師師相授，五、定慧窮玄。師應教言：「弟子某甲等，今從大德求受菩薩戒。唯願大德，於我不憚勞苦，慈愍故。」（三反。）次請和上。「弟子某甲等，奉請釋迦如來應正等覺為和上。我依和上故，得受菩薩戒，慈愍故。」（禮一拜。）「文殊師利為羯磨阿闍梨，彌勒菩薩為教授師，一切如來應正等覺為尊證，一切菩薩摩訶薩為同學等侶。」（詞句同前。）次應教乞戒云：「大德！今正是時，願與我授菩薩戒。」次戒師應起，為白諸佛，唱言：「仰稽首十方一切諸佛，及大地諸菩薩僧。此諸菩薩，求我某甲，欲從諸佛菩薩僧，乞受菩薩戒。此諸菩薩，已是真實，能生深信，成菩提願。唯願諸佛憐愍故，施與菩薩戒。」（三說。）請聖為師。為證明竟，十方諸佛神通道眼皆見聞我，如對目前向之懺悔。

Third, requesting the masters: Whoever acts as master should possess five virtues: 1. firmly upholding the pure precepts; 2. possessing a full ten rains-retreats; 3. skillfully understanding the vinaya piṭaka; 4. receiving transmission from master to master; 5. having meditation and wisdom that fathom the profound. / The master should instruct them to say: 'I, disciple [name], and others, now seek to receive the bodhisattva precepts from the Venerable One. We only pray that the Venerable One will not begrudge the toil and hardship, out of compassionate pity.' (Three times.) / Next, request the upādhyāya: 'I, disciple [name], and others, respectfully invite the Tathāgata Śākya, the Worthy and Fully Enlightened One, to be our upādhyāya. Depending upon the upādhyāya, I can receive the bodhisattva precepts, out of compassionate pity.' (Make one prostration.) 'Mañjuśrī is invited to be the karman ācārya; Maitreya Bodhisattva is invited to be the instructing master; all Tathāgatas, Worthy and Fully Enlightened Ones, are invited to be the honorable witnesses; all bodhisattva-mahāsattvas are invited to be our fellow companions.' (Phrasing is the same as above.) / Next, they should be taught to beg for the precepts, saying: 'Venerable One! Now is the proper time; please bestow upon me the bodhisattva precepts.' / Next, the precept master should rise, announce it to the Buddhas, and proclaim: 'Respectfully I bow my head to all Buddhas of the ten directions and the Saṅgha of all bodhisattvas of the great earth. These bodhisattvas seek from me, [name], desiring to beg to receive the bodhisattva precepts from the Buddhas and the bodhisattva Saṅgha. These bodhisattvas are already genuine, able to generate deep faith and fulfill the vow of bodhi. We only pray that all Buddhas, out of pity, will bestow the bodhisattva precepts.' (Say three times.) / Requesting the sages as masters to bear witness is complete; the spiritual powers and the eye of the Way of the Buddhas of the ten directions all see and hear me, as if right before my eyes, to whom I now confess and repent.