廣弘明集 26.60

26.60

僧道。律中無有斷肉法。又無懺悔食肉法。諸律師從來作若為開導。使人致有此疑。法超奉答。律教是一。而人取文下之旨不同。法超所解。律雖許噉三種淨肉。而意實欲永斷。何以知之。先明斷十種不淨肉。次令食三種淨肉。未令食九種淨肉。如此漸制。便是意欲永斷。法超常日講。恒作如此說。

monks say that in the vinaya there is no rule for abstaining from meat, nor any method of repenting for eating meat. How have you Vinaya masters guided them in the past that has led people to harbor such doubts?' Fachao respectfully replied: 'The vinaya teachings are one, but how people grasp the meaning beneath the text differs. What Fachao understands is that although the vinaya permits the consumption of three kinds of pure meat, the underlying intent was truly to cut it off forever. How is this known? It first made clear the prohibition against ten kinds of impure meat, next permitted the consumption of three kinds of pure meat, but did not permit the consumption of nine kinds of pure meat. Gradual proscriptions such as these mean that the intent was to cut it off forever. In Fachao's regular lectures, he has always spoken like this.'