瑜伽論記 10.257

10.257

又問準下文云：智者欲授菩薩戒，先應為說菩薩戒及犯戒相，令自思惟我堪受戒，何故聲聞受戒已後為說四重，四依菩薩先說戒及犯相，答聲聞法中若為先說恐成賊住不得先說，菩薩不爾，要須對面先菩薩籌量堪其不堪其，然後為受。

Another question: According to the text below, a wise person wishing to bestow the bodhisattva precepts should first explain to them the bodhisattva precepts and the characteristics of transgressing the precepts, causing them to reflect on whether they are capable of receiving the precepts. Why is it that for a śrāvaka, the four major offenses and the four reliances are explained only after receiving the precepts, whereas for a bodhisattva the precepts and the characteristics of transgression are explained first? Answer: In the śrāvaka Dharma, if they were explained first, there is the fear that it would become a 'dwelling as a thief', so they cannot be explained beforehand; for a bodhisattva it is not so: one must face-to-face first deliberate whether the bodhisattva is capable or incapable, and only then bestow them.