[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) › [勸發菩提心集](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1862) › 3.4 # 勸發菩提心集 3.4 勸發菩提心集 3.4 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [3.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1862.3.4) 將欲受菩薩戒，先教發殷淨心，或復一年下至七日，持齋禮拜，捨諸惡業，習諸善事，長養淨心，然可為受。若有事緣不得，先教發殷淨心，欲受戒時，發深重心，方與受之。深重心者，斷一切惡，修一切善，度脫一切眾生心是。若先未曾歸依三寶者，教令歸依，若已曾歸依者，不須教之。歸依云： > When one is about to receive the bodhisattva precepts, one should first instruct \[the candidate\] to generate an earnest and pure mind, keeping the fast and making prostrations for a year, or down to seven days, abandoning all evil deeds, practicing all wholesome deeds, and nurturing a pure mind; only then may one confer \[the precepts\] on them. If circumstances prevent this, one should first instruct them to generate an earnest and pure mind; and when they wish to receive the precepts, they should generate a deeply solemn mind, and only then confer them. The deeply solemn mind is the mind to sever all evil, cultivate all good, and deliver all sentient beings. If they have not previously taken refuge in the Triratna, instruct them to take refuge; if they have already taken refuge, there is no need to instruct them. The refuge formula is: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 3.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1862.3.3) - [Next: 3.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1862.3.5) - [Up: 3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1862.3) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1862~en-mt.3.4) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1862.3.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1862.3.4) · Pramāṇa