[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) › [法苑珠林](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122) › 34.23 # 法苑珠林 34.23 法苑珠林 34.23 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [34.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.34.23) 第四念戒者。從五戒十戒。二百五十至五百戒皆禁制身口斂諸邪非。斂御六情斷諸欲念。中表清淨乃應戒性。昔有二比丘。共至佛所。路經曠澤頓乏水漿。時有小池汪水眾蟲滿中。一比丘深思禁律以無犯為首。若飲此水殺生甚多。寧全戒殞命。於是命終即生天上。一比丘自念。飲水全命可至佛所焉知死後當生何趣。即飲蟲水所害甚多。雖得見佛去我甚遠。啼泣向佛自云。同伴命終。佛指上天曰。汝識此天不。此是汝伴。以全戒功即生天上。今來在此。卿雖見我去我大遠。彼雖喪命常在我所。卿今見我正覩我肉形。豈識真戒乎。以是經云。波羅提木叉是汝大師。若能持戒展轉行之。即是如來法身常在而不滅也。夫戒有三種。一是俗戒。二是道戒。三是定戒。五八十具戒等為俗戒。無漏四諦為道戒。三昧禪思為定戒。以慧御戒使成無漏。乃合道戒。聲聞家戒喻若膝華。動則解散。大士持戒喻若頭上插華。行止不動。小乘撿形動則越儀。大士領心不拘外軌。大小軌異。故以形心為殊。內外雖殊俱至涅槃。故曰念戒也。 > Fourth, 'mindfulness of the precepts': from the five precepts and ten precepts to the two hundred and fifty and five hundred precepts, all restrain body and speech, curbing all perversities and wrongs, gathering and controlling the six emotions, and severing all thoughts of desire. Being pure inside and out, one then accords with the nature of precepts. Formerly, there were two monks travelling together to the Buddha's place. On their road they passed through a vast wilderness and were completely depleted of water. At that time there was a small pool of standing water full of insects. One monk contemplated deeply on the vinaya prohibitions, taking non-violation as foremost: 'If I drink this water, I will kill many living beings; I would rather preserve the precepts and lose my life.' Thereupon he died and was immediately born in heaven. The other monk thought to himself: 'Drinking the water will preserve my life so I can reach the Buddha's place; how can I know what destiny I will be born into after death?' He then drank the insect-filled water, causing much harm. Although he got to see the Buddha, he was very far from me \[the Buddha\]. Weeping before the Buddha, he related that his companion had died. The Buddha pointed to the heaven above, saying: 'Do you recognise this deva? This is your companion. Through the merit of preserving the precepts, he was immediately born in heaven and has now come here. Although you see me, you are exceedingly far from me. Although he lost his life, he is constantly by my side. You now see me and merely behold my physical form; how could you know the true precepts?' Therefore a sūtra says: 'The Prātimokṣa is your great teacher; if you can uphold the precepts and practice them continuously, that is the Tathāgata's Dharmakāya, constantly present and unextinguished.' Now, there are three kinds of precepts: first, worldly precepts; second, path precepts; third, meditative concentration precepts. The five, eight, ten, and full precepts are worldly precepts. The four truths of no outflows are path precepts. Samādhi and dhyāna reflection are meditative concentration precepts. Directing the precepts with wisdom to make them free of outflows accords with the path precepts. The precepts of the Śrāvaka are like flowers on the knees: if one moves, they scatter. The Bodhisattva's upholding of the precepts is like wearing flowers in one's hair: whether moving or resting, they do not stir. The Hīnayāna restrains physical form: if one moves, one breaches deportment. The Bodhisattva grasps the mind, not constrained by external regulations. The regulations of the Great and Small differ; therefore they are distinguished by physical form and mind. Although inner and outer differ, both arrive at nirvāṇa. Hence it is called 'mindfulness of the precepts.' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 34.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.34.22) - [Next: 34.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.34.24) - [Up: 34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.34) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122~en-mt.34.23) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [諸經要集](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.3.86) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.34.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.34.23) · Pramāṇa