龍舒增廣淨土文 4.56

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《楞伽經》云「有無量因緣，不當食肉。」眾生肉本非所食之物，以耳聞目見慣熟，不知其非。如能斷去，固為上也。如不能斷，且食三淨肉而減省，所謂不見殺、不聞殺、不疑為己殺是也。如食兼味，且去其一，如兩飡皆肉，且一飡以素。人生祿料無數，若此自可延壽。次日可為此眾生念誦資薦，庶可釋冤滅罪。據閻羅王告鄭隣之言，則至誠為念彼佛，必得往生。

The Laṅkāvatāra-sūtra says: 'There are immeasurable causes and conditions why one should not eat meat.' The flesh of sentient beings is fundamentally not something to be eaten; because people have grown accustomed to it through what their ears hear and their eyes see, they do not recognize its fault. If one can cut it off, it is indeed best. If one cannot cut it off, one should temporarily eat the three kinds of clean meat and reduce consumption—that is, meat that one did not see killed, did not hear killed, and does not suspect was killed for oneself. If one eats dishes with two kinds of meat, omit one of them; if both meals contain meat, make one of the meals vegetarian. A person's allotted sustenance in life is fixed; acting like this can naturally prolong life. The next day, one may chant and recite on behalf of these sentient beings to assist and dedicate merit to them, so that one can perhaps resolve grudges and eradicate sin. According to what King Yama told Zheng Lin, if one recites that Buddha with utmost sincerity, they will certainly attain rebirth.