[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) › [勅修百丈清規](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2025) › 1.75 # 勅修百丈清規 1.75 勅修百丈清規 1.75 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.75](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2025.1.75) 始山隋開皇三年詔天下。正五九并六齋日。各寺建祈禱道場。不得殺生命。取藏經中。有毘沙門天王。每歲巡按四大部洲。正五九月治南贍部洲。故禁屠宰。而唐之藩鎮每上任。必犒士卒不下數萬人。須大烹宰。故以正五九不上官。為禁殺也。而俗以為忌者非。 > It began when in the third year of the Kaihuang reign of the Sui dynasty, an edict was issued to the empire ordering that in the first, fifth, and ninth months, as well as on the six fasting days, monasteries were to establish ritual arenas of prayer, and the killing of living beings was forbidden. This was taken from the canon, which states that Heavenly King Vaiśravaṇa patrols the four great continents every year, and in the first, fifth, and ninth months he governs the southern continent of Jambudvīpa; therefore slaughter was prohibited. Moreover, whenever the regional commanders of the Tang assumed office, they always rewarded their soldiers, numbering no less than several tens of thousands, which required large-scale slaughtering and cooking. Thus, not assuming office in the first, fifth, and ninth months was to prohibit slaughter. For commoners to take these as inauspicious months is mistaken. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.74](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2025.1.74) - [Next: 1.76](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2025.1.76) - [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2025.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2025~en-mt.1.75) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2025.1.75](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2025.1.75) · Pramāṇa