[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) › [梵網經古迹記](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1815) › 2.86 # 梵網經古迹記 2.86 梵網經古迹記 2.86 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [2.86](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1815.2.86) 述曰：菩薩理應捨自身肉而救物命，而反食他，必至於殺，故今制也。《文殊問經》制菩薩言：「若為己殺不得噉，若肉如林木已自腐爛，欲食得食。若欲噉肉，三說此呪： > Explanation: In principle, a bodhisattva ought to sacrifice his own flesh to save the lives of living beings; conversely eating others inevitably leads to killing. Therefore, it is now prohibited. The Mañjuśrīparipṛcchā-sūtra lays down for bodhisattvas: 'If it was killed for oneself, one must not eat it; if the meat has already naturally rotted like trees in a forest, if one wishes to eat it, one may eat it. If one wishes to consume meat, recite this dhāraṇī three times: \[...\] > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.85](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1815.2.85) - [Next: 2.87](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1815.2.87) - [Up: 2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1815.2) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1815~en-mt.2.86) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (3) - [法苑珠林](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.93.39) — 道世, Classical Chinese - [諸經要集](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.17.40) — Classical Chinese - [文殊師利問經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.mahayanasutra.paripriccha.manjusripariprcchasutra*zh-sanghabhara.1.12) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1815.2.86](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1815.2.86) · Pramāṇa