法苑珠林 88.44

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第五飲酒戒者。佛告諸比丘。若言我是佛弟子者不得飲酒。乃至小草頭一滴亦不得飲。酒有二種。穀酒木酒。穀酒者。以諸五穀雜米作酒者是。木酒者。或用根莖葉果用種種子果草雜作酒者是。酒色酒香酒味飲能醉人者。是名為酒。若甞咽者。亦名為飲。若飲穀酒。咽咽犯。若飲酢酒。若飲甜酒。若噉麴能醉人者。若噉糟。若飲酒澱。若飲似酒色。似酒香似酒味。能令人醉者。並隨咽咽犯。若但作酒色無酒香無酒味不能醉人及餘飲者。皆不犯。若依四分律。病比丘等餘藥治不差。以酒為藥者不犯。顛狂心亂病惱不覺知者亦不犯。

Fifth, concerning the precept against drinking alcohol: The Buddha told the monks: If one says 'I am a disciple of the Buddha,' one must not drink alcohol, not even a single drop on the tip of a blade of grass. There are two kinds of alcohol: grain alcohol and wood alcohol. Grain alcohol is made from various cereals and mixed rice. Wood alcohol is made from roots, stems, leaves, or fruits, or using various seeds, fruits, and herbs mixed together. That which has the color of alcohol, the aroma of alcohol, the taste of alcohol, and when drunk can intoxicate a person, is called alcohol. If one tastes and swallows it, that is also called drinking. If one drinks grain alcohol, one commits an offense with every swallow. If one drinks sour alcohol, sweet alcohol, or eats yeast capable of intoxicating a person, or eats lees, or drinks alcohol dregs, or drinks what resembles the color of alcohol, the aroma of alcohol, or the taste of alcohol that can make a person intoxicated, with each and every swallow one commits an offense. If it merely has the color of alcohol but has no aroma of alcohol and no taste of alcohol, and cannot intoxicate a person, as well as other drinks, none of these are offenses. According to the Four-Part Vinaya: if a sick monk cannot be cured by other medicines and takes alcohol as medicine, it is not an offense. One who is insane, mentally confused, afflicted by illness, and not conscious of it is also not guilty of an offense.