梵網經古迹記 2.88

2.88

「文殊白言：若得食肉者，《寫龜經》、《大雲經》、《指鬘經》、《楞伽經》等諸經，何故悉斷？佛告文殊：以眾生無慈悲力懷殺害意，為此因緣故斷食肉。文殊師利！有眾生樂糞掃衣，我說糞掃衣如是，乞食亦爾。為教化彼，我說頭陀。如是文殊！若眾生有殺害心故，我說斷肉。若能不懷害心、大慈悲心，為教化一切眾生故，無有罪過。」

'Mañjuśrī said: "If one may eat meat, why do various sūtras such as the Sūtra on Drawing the Turtle, the Mahāmegha-sūtra, the Aṅgulimāla-sūtra, and the Laṅkāvatāra-sūtra completely prohibit it?" The Buddha told Mañjuśrī: "Because sentient beings lack the power of compassion and harbor the intention to kill and harm, for this reason and condition I prohibited eating meat. Mañjuśrī! There are sentient beings who delight in robes of cast-off rags; I taught robes of cast-off rags in this way, and begging for food is also like this. To teach and transform them, I taught the dhūta practices. Thus, Mañjuśrī! Because sentient beings have the mind to kill and harm, I spoke of prohibiting meat. If one does not harbor a harmful mind, has great kindness and compassion, and does so to teach and transform all sentient beings, there is no fault or offense."'