[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) › [梵網經菩薩戒本疏](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1813) › 1.55 # 梵網經菩薩戒本疏 1.55 梵網經菩薩戒本疏 1.55 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1813.1.55) 第三、「是菩薩」下明制修善行，於中有二：先制起勝心，二制作救事。前中言「是菩薩」者，標持戒人也。「應起」者，制令之詞也。「常住」有二義：一、起此慈等恒在心中無暫時忘，故云常住；二、制令起此順真理之慈，故云常住。前自相續、後順凝然。又前是無間、後是甚深，以此深厚慈悲通緣一切下位眾生，作拔苦與樂意；復以深厚孝心別緣上位父母師長等，作報恩供養意。又釋：緣三位眾生起此三心：一、於怨所起慈；二、於苦者起悲；三、於勝位起孝。又釋：總通於一一眾生各有三心，以一切眾生悉曾為父母等故。若依《華嚴》通起十心，如前治行中說。二、「方便救護」者，依心起行作所益事。方便有二義：一、巧欲令所作益事成辦，二、巧欲作所益不帶過失。救護有五義：一、於下位眾生作救拔事順前慈悲，於上位眾生作護持事順前孝心；二、於已在苦者救令得脫，未入苦者護令不入；三、在苦者救之，得樂者護之；四、以救故令離苦得樂，以護故令捨惡住善；五、救護是一事，謂拔濟眾生也。 > Third, from 'This bodhisattva' downward explains proscribing \[actions\] to cultivate wholesome practices. Within this there are two: first, proscribing to give rise to an exalted mind; second, proscribing to undertake acts of rescue. In the former, 'this bodhisattva' designates the person who upholds the precepts. 'Should give rise to' is a phrase of command. 'Constantly abiding' has two meanings: first, giving rise to this loving-kindness and so forth constantly in the mind without a moment's forgetting, hence it is called constantly abiding; second, commanding one to give rise to this loving-kindness that accords with true reality, hence it is called constantly abiding. The former is personal continuity; the latter accords with the immutable. Furthermore, the former is uninterrupted; the latter is extremely profound. Using this deep and thick loving-kindness and compassion, one broadly focuses on all inferior sentient beings with the intention to pull out suffering and bestow happiness; furthermore, using a deep and thick filial mind, one specifically focuses on superior parents, teachers, and elders with the intention to repay kindness and make offerings. Another explanation: focusing on three classes of sentient beings gives rise to these three minds: 1. toward enemies, one gives rise to loving-kindness; 2. toward the suffering, one gives rise to compassion; 3. toward superior ranks, one gives rise to filiality. Another explanation: generally pervading every single sentient being, each has these three minds, because all sentient beings have all previously been one's parents and so forth. If relying on the Avataṃsaka, one universally gives rise to ten minds, as explained previously in the remedial practices. 2. 'Expediently rescue and protect' means, relying on the mind, giving rise to practice and performing beneficial deeds. Expedient means has two senses: first, skillfully desiring the beneficial deeds performed to be accomplished; second, skillfully desiring to perform what is beneficial without incurring faults. Rescuing and protecting has five meanings: 1. Performing acts of rescue toward inferior sentient beings accords with the former loving-kindness and compassion; performing acts of protection toward superior sentient beings accords with the former filial mind. 2. Toward those already in suffering, one rescues them to obtain release; toward those who have not yet entered suffering, one protects them so they do not enter. 3. Those in suffering are rescued; those who have obtained happiness are protected. 4. Through rescuing, one causes them to leave suffering and attain happiness; through protecting, one causes them to abandon evil and abide in goodness. 5. Rescuing and protecting are one single matter: namely, delivering sentient beings. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1813.1.54) - [Next: 1.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1813.1.56) - [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1813.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1813~en-mt.1.55) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1813.1.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1813.1.55) · Pramāṇa