[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) › 3.14 # 天台菩薩戒疏 3.14 天台菩薩戒疏 3.14 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [3.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1812.3.14) 第四十六、說法乖式戒。說法利人，意在弘益，尊卑有軌，彼此虔誠。今乃趣爾宣揚，威儀失緒，自他輕忽，法水難停，故制犯也。別具三緣：一、對聽者，二、非床座，三、隨說結犯。就文為三：初標能說之心，具如《法華》，大慈悲為室，柔和忍辱為衣，諸法空為座。舉一攝三，故云「大慈悲」。「若入」下示說儀式。「如希孝順父母」者，示令勸他尊重說教之人。「敬順師教」者，示令勸他恭順師所說教。西國外道多事火神，專注禮敬，念念相續，故舉此事比敬人法。三、「其說法」下，違制結犯。 > Forty-sixth: the precept against preaching the Dharma in violation of proper form. Preaching the Dharma to benefit others has as its purpose vast benefit; high and low have their proper protocol, and both sides should be reverent and sincere. If one now speaks casually, losing all thread of dignified deportment, self and other grow contemptuous, and the water of the Dharma cannot remain; hence an offense is established. It specifically comprises three conditions: (1) facing a listener; (2) not being on a proper seat; (3) committing an offense corresponding to the preaching. As for the text, there are three parts: first, stating the mental attitude of one who can preach, fully as in the Lotus Sūtra—taking great compassion as one's chamber, gentleness and forbearance as one's clothing, and the emptiness of all dharmas as one's seat. Mentioning one subsumes the three, hence it says "great compassion"; next, from "if entering" down, showing the protocol of preaching. "As if desiring filial compliance to parents" shows that one should exhort others to revere the person who preaches the teaching. "Respectfully complying with the master's teaching" shows that one should exhort them to revere and comply with the teaching preached by the master. Non-Buddhists of the Western lands mostly serve the fire god, paying single-minded homage and respect in thought after thought without interruption; hence this matter is cited to illustrate revering the person and the Dharma. Third, from "when preaching the Dharma" down, concluding with the offense of violating the regulation. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 3.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1812.3.13) - [Next: 3.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1812.3.15) - [Up: 3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1812.3) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1812~en-mt.3.14) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1812.3.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1812.3.14) · Pramāṇa