[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) › [天台菩薩戒疏](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1812) › 2.21 # 天台菩薩戒疏 2.21 天台菩薩戒疏 2.21 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [2.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1812.2.21) 第十七、恃勢求財戒。託附官威名為恃勢，乞索取物名曰求財。菩薩理應給濟群有，不惜身命無悋纖毫，今反依附勝人強乞財物，逼惱前境不顧所宜，是故聖制。別具六緣：一、自為名利，二、親近王等，三、恃勢，四、逼惱求財，五、前人強與，六、領受，便犯。就文為二：初標名列過，次「都無」下舉過結犯。初言「自為」等者，求名利擁己也。惡求者，邪命自活並名為惡。求無厭足，故曰「多求」。次文言「無慈心」者，於境生惱名無慈心。不從佛教少欲知足，名無孝順。 > Seventeenth: the precept against seeking wealth by relying on power. Relying on official authority is termed 'relying on power'; begging and demanding things is termed 'seeking wealth'. Bodhisattvas by principle ought to provide for and aid all beings, sparing neither body nor life, without grudging the least hair; now, on the contrary, one relies on prominent persons to forcefully beg for wealth and objects, pressing and tormenting the person before one without regard for propriety; therefore the sage instituted \[this precept\]. It specifically comprises six conditions: 1. \[acting\] for oneself for fame and gain; 2. being close to kings and the like; 3. relying on power; 4. pressing and tormenting to seek wealth; 5. the person before one forcefully gives it; 6. receiving it—then one commits an offence. In terms of the text, there are two \[parts\]: first, naming \[the precept\] and listing the faults; next, from 'completely lacking' onward, adducing the fault and concluding the offence. In the first \[part\], the words 'for oneself', etc., mean seeking fame and gain to protect oneself. As for 'evil seeking', using wrong livelihood to sustain oneself is collectively termed 'evil'. Seeking without satiety is therefore called 'seeking much'. In the next text, the words 'lacking a compassionate mind' mean giving rise to affliction toward the object \[person\] is termed lacking a compassionate mind. Not following the Buddha's teaching to have few desires and be content is termed lacking filial piety. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1812.2.20) - [Next: 2.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1812.2.22) - [Up: 2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1812.2) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1812~en-mt.2.21) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1812.2.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1812.2.21) · Pramāṇa