[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) › [摩訶止觀](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1911) › 4.15 # 摩訶止觀 4.15 摩訶止觀 4.15 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [4.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1911.4.15) 不缺戒者，即是持於性戒乃至四重，清淨守護如愛明珠。若毀犯者，如器已缺，無所堪用；佛法邊人，非沙門釋子，失比丘法，故稱為「缺」。 > The unblemished precept means upholding natural morality up to the four grave offenses (pārājika), purely guarding them as one would cherish a bright pearl. If one violates them, one is like a vessel that is already broken and of no use; one is on the periphery of the Buddha's Dharma, not a śramaṇa son of the Śākya, and has lost the status of a monk; hence it is called 'blemished'. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 4.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1911.4.14) - [Next: 4.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1911.4.16) - [Up: 4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1911.4) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1911~en-mt.4.15) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1911.4.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1911.4.15) · Pramāṇa