釋禪波羅蜜次第法門 2.28

2.28

二、明犯相者，犯名違犯。本受佛戒，欲出生死，願求解脫，今遇惡緣，不能自制其心，中途違返，若重若輕，故名違犯。復次，犯名犯觸。猶如服藥，誡忌斷食，不隨醫教，而食惡食，犯觸藥勢，非唯不能愈病，翻致更增，或時至死。犯戒之相亦復如之，故名為犯。

2. Explaining the characteristics of violating: "violating" means transgressing. Originally having received the Buddha's precepts wishing to escape birth and death and seeking liberation, now encountering bad conditions one cannot restrain one's own mind and transgresses midway, whether grave or light; therefore it is called transgressing. Furthermore, "violating" means contravening [a treatment]. It is just like taking medicine: there are dietary prohibitions and fasts, but if one does not follow the doctor's instructions and eats bad food, contravening the potency of the medicine, not only can the disease not be cured, but on the contrary it worsens, sometimes even leading to death. The characteristic of violating the precepts is also like this; therefore it is called violating.