[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) › [菩薩戒本疏](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1814) › 2.48 # 菩薩戒本疏 2.48 菩薩戒本疏 2.48 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [2.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1814.2.48) 不擇時處輒放，所傷損事實多，故制斷也。大小乘俱制。七眾中，出家五眾就時一切皆斷，就處制露許覆；在家二眾就時禁暑許寒，以有產業事故，就處露覆俱許，但不得令莚蔓傷損。義推此戒，欲防二重：一、防殺生；二、防盜損。准文所說，理應然也。此戒偏禁身放逸也。文中「以惡心故放大火」者，不圖損他命物，輒放令至莚蔓，故云「惡心」。「焚燒山林曠野四月乃至九月」者，偏為損命，故制暑時。「若燒他人家屋宅」下，偏為損物，故一切時制。若因放火害命損物，別結殺盜。今唯禁放，故結輕垢。「一切有主物不得故燒」者，古疏改作「有生物」，非也。不解科文，故仍作妨云：若言有主物，何簡四月至九月也？此如上科，唯損命中制四至九，若損物中不限月時，何得濫取，輒改經文？ > Setting fires rashly without choosing the time and place harms and damages very many real things; therefore it is prohibited and cut off. Both the Mahāyāna and the Lesser Vehicle prohibit it. Among the seven assemblies, for the five renunciant assemblies, in terms of time it is completely cut off in all seasons; in terms of place, the open is prohibited while covered places are permitted. For the two lay assemblies, in terms of time it is forbidden in the heat and permitted in the cold because they have occupations and property; in terms of place, both the open and covered are permitted, but they must not allow it to spread and cause harm. Deducing the principle of this precept, it is intended to prevent two parājika offenses: first, to prevent the killing of living beings; second, to prevent theft and damage. In accordance with what the text states, this should indeed be the case in principle. This precept specifically forbids pramāda of the body. In the text, 'with an evil mind, sets a great fire': not considering harm to others' lives or property, rashly setting fire so that it spreads—hence it says 'evil mind.' 'Burning mountain forests and wildernesses from the fourth month up to the ninth month': specifically intended for the harm to life, hence it prohibits the hot season. From 'or burns another person's houses and residences' downward: specifically intended for damage to property, hence it is prohibited at all times. If due to setting fire one harms life or damages property, killing and stealing are charged separately. Here it only forbids the setting of fire, so it is charged as a duṣkṛta offense. 'One must not intentionally burn any property that has an owner': an old commentary changed this to 'living beings' (yousheng wu), which is wrong. Failing to understand the sectioning of the text, they still raised an objection, saying: If it refers to property that has an owner, why specify from the fourth month to the ninth month? As sectioned above, it is only in harming life that the fourth to the ninth months are prohibited; in damaging property, it is not limited to months or seasons. How could one make such a confused adoption and rashly alter the sūtra text? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1814.2.47) - [Next: 2.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1814.2.49) - [Up: 2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1814.2) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1814~en-mt.2.48) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1814.2.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1814.2.48) · Pramāṇa