修華嚴奧旨妄盡還源觀 1.28

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答：「出家之輩自有嚴科，在家之儔通持五戒。夫三歸五戒者，蓋是出苦海之津梁，趣涅槃之根本，作毘尼之漸次，為七眾之崇基，萬善藉此而生，寔佛法之平地。《經》云：『尸羅不清淨，三昧不現前。』當知戒為定體，慧為定用，三學圓備，即證菩提。《四分律》云：第一持戒不毀犯，比丘威儀自端嚴，怨家之人不能近，若不如法即被訶。」依此義理故，云威儀住持有則德。

Answer: 'The category of renunciants naturally has strict codes, while the fellowship of householders generally upholds the five precepts. The three refuges and five precepts are indeed the bridge for leaving the sea of suffering, the foundation for advancing toward nirvāṇa, the progressive steps of the vinaya, and the lofty basis for the seven groups; the myriad goods arise relying on this, and they are truly the level ground of the Buddha-dharma. A sūtra says: "If śīla is not pure, samādhi will not appear before one." One should know that precepts are the essence of samādhi, wisdom is the function of samādhi, and when the three trainings are fully complete, one immediately realizes bodhi. The Dharmaguptaka Vinaya says: "Primary is upholding precepts without transgression; a bhikṣu's deportment is naturally dignified and upright. Enemies cannot approach him; if he is not in accordance with the Dharma, he will be reprimanded." Relying on this principle, it is called the virtue of maintaining deportment with principled conduct.'