梵網經古迹記 2.88

2.88

'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."'