量處輕重儀 2.44

English (machine translation) 2.44

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2.44

Second: rearing humans and livestock. In the "Skandhaka on Major and Minor Precept Observance" in the root Vinaya, it states: "The śramaṇas, sons of the Śākya, are not like other tīrthikas who extensively keep humans, livestock, and the like" (it extensively clarifies the prohibition). The Mahāsāṃghika states: "When male and female slaves and various animals are donated to the saṅgha, no individual may receive them for personal use; to manage them for the saṅgha, upon receiving them they must be handed over to the saṅgha."

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