法苑珠林 68.46

68.46

問曰。何名定不定眾生相者。答曰。定眾生相者。如有百千人作心於中定殺其人。是得殺罪。若殺餘人不得殺罪。不定者。以捨一切故隨殺得罪。以彼處不離眾生相故。

Question: What is meant by 'definite or indefinite perception of a sentient being'? Answer: As for 'definite perception of a sentient being': for instance, if there are a hundred thousand people and one forms the intention among them definitely to kill a particular person, one incurs the sin of killing. If one kills another person, one does not incur the sin of killing. As for 'indefinite': because one abandons all, whichever one kills, one incurs the sin, because in that case it is not divorced from the perception of a sentient being.