[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) › [廣弘明集](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103) › 26.37 # 廣弘明集 26.37 廣弘明集 26.37 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [26.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.26.37) 又外道雖復顛倒。無如是眾事。酒者何也。謂是臭氣水穀失其正性成此別氣。眾生以罪業因緣故受此惡觸。此非正真道法。亦非甘露上味。云何出家僧尼猶生耽嗜。僧尼授白衣五戒。令不飲酒令不妄語云。何翻自飲酒違負約誓。七眾戒八戒齋五篇七聚長短律儀。於何科中而出此文。其餘眾僧故復可。可至學律者彌不宜爾。且開放逸門集眾惡本。若白衣人甘此狂藥。出家人猶當呵止云。某甲汝就我受五戒。不應如是。若非受戒者亦應云。檀越酒是惡本。酒是魔事。檀越今日幸可不飲。云何出家人而應自飲。尼羅浮陀地獄身如段肉。無有識知此是何人。皆飲酒者出家僧尼。豈可不深信經教。自棄正法行於邪道。長眾惡根造地獄苦。習行如此豈不內愧。猶服如來衣受人信施。居處塔寺仰對尊像。若飲酒食肉如是等事。出家之人不及居家。何故如是在家人雖飲酒噉肉無犯戒罪。此一不及居家人。 > Furthermore, although non-Buddhists are deluded, they have no such matters. What is alcohol? It is the foul odor of water and grain losing its correct nature to form this abnormal vapor. Because of the conditions of sinful karma, sentient beings experience this evil contact. This is not the true, correct path, nor is it the supreme flavor of amṛta. Why do monks and nuns who have left the household still indulge in such craving? Monks and nuns confer the five precepts on the laity, instructing them not to drink alcohol and not to lie; why do they turn around and drink alcohol themselves, breaking their vows? In the precepts for the seven assemblies, the eight precepts of fasting, the five classes, the seven categories, the long and short vinaya regulations—in which section is such a passage to be found? For the rest of the monks it is barely tolerable, but for those who study the Vinaya it is even more inappropriate. It opens the gate of heedlessness and gathers the roots of all evils. If a layperson relishes this mad drug, one who has left the household ought to admonish and stop them, saying: 'So-and-so, you took the five precepts from me; you should not act like this.' If they have not taken the precepts, one should also say: 'Dānapati, alcohol is the root of evil; alcohol is a māra's deed. Dānapati, today you had better not drink.' How could one who has left the household drink it themselves? In the Nirarbuda hell, bodies are like lumps of meat, without consciousness or awareness: who are these people? They are all alcohol-drinking monks and nuns who have left the household. How can one not deeply believe in the scriptural teachings, discarding the true Dharma oneself to walk a depraved path, nurturing the roots of all evils and creating the sufferings of hell? When behaving like this, how can one not feel ashamed inside? One still wears the Tathāgata's robes, receives the faithful gifts of others, and resides in stūpas and monasteries facing the venerable images with reverent gaze. If one drinks wine and eats meat and commits such acts, those who have left the household fall short of those who remain at home. Why is this so? Although householders drink wine and eat meat, they incur no offense of violating precepts. In this first way, they fall short of householders. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 26.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.26.36) - [Next: 26.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.26.38) - [Up: 26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.26) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103~en-mt.26.37) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.26.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.26.37) · Pramāṇa