[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) › 5.58 # 梵網經菩薩戒本疏 5.58 梵網經菩薩戒本疏 5.58 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [5.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1813.5.58) 初、制意者，菩薩理應慈濟群品，乃而反販賣人畜四具自資，內違慈行外招譏謗，故須制也。 > First, the rationale for establishment: A bodhisattva in principle should compassionately deliver all beings, yet on the contrary engages in the trade of humans, animals, and the four implements to support themselves; internally this violates compassionate practice, and externally it invites ridicule and slander, hence it must be prohibited. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1813.5.57) - [Next: 5.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1813.5.59) - [Up: 5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1813.5) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1813~en-mt.5.58) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1813.5.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1813.5.58) · Pramāṇa