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# 法苑珠林 87.13

法苑珠林 87.13

- **Language:** Classical Chinese

### [87.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.87.13)

又十輪經云。或有戒壞見不壞於聖道中堪任法器。四句分別。思意可知。故涅槃經云。於乘緩者乃名為緩。於戒緩者不名為緩。亦有四句分別可知。又辯意長者子經云。佛為辯意長者子。要有五事行得生天。以偈頌曰。

> Furthermore, the Daśacakra Sūtra states: "There may be those whose precepts are broken but whose view is not broken; in the noble path, they are capable of being vessels for the Dharma." This is distinguished through the four positions (catuṣkoṭi); one can understand this by pondering the meaning. Therefore, the Nirvāṇa Sūtra states: "Only one who is remiss regarding the vehicle is called remiss; one who is remiss regarding the precepts is not called remiss." This also can be understood through the four positions. Furthermore, the Bianyi zhangzhezi jing states: "For the sake of the elder's son Bianyi, the Buddha explained that there are essentially five practices by which one attains rebirth in heaven." He expressed this in verse, saying:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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