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# 瑜伽論記 3.23

瑜伽論記 3.23

- **Language:** Classical Chinese

### [3.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1828.3.23)

答：少故不說，即殺阿羅漢類收，若依地藏菩薩經說；殺辟支佛不成逆罪，以彼無有說法利物故。

> Answer: Because they are few, it is not mentioned; it is subsumed under the category of killing an arhat. If we rely on what is stated in the Kṣitigarbha Bodhisattva Sūtra: ‘Killing a pratyekabuddha does not constitute a heinous transgression, because they do not preach the Dharma to benefit beings.’  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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