法苑珠林 89.54

89.54

第二請師者。普賢觀經云。將欲受菩薩戒。先請佛菩薩為師。請云。弟子某甲等。普及法界眾生奉請釋迦如來以為和尚。奉請文殊師利菩薩為阿闍梨。奉請彌勒菩薩為教授師。奉請十方諸佛為證明師。奉請十方菩薩以為己伴。我今依大乘甚深妙義。歸依佛。歸依法。歸依僧（如是三說）既請得師。是以次為聽許故。欲受戒者。具修威儀禮戒師已。應作是言。我於大德乞受菩薩戒。大德於我不憚勞者。哀愍故聽許（三說）戒師答言好。既許可已。即教學方廣摩德勒伽論五明論等。令知犯不犯染污不染污柔軟中上及四十二戒。亦須諳委。然後對佛為受。若先學大乘者。便許而即受。弗同此例。謂從戒師聽可之後。或三年。或百日。或一日。於道場內偏袒右肩。禮三世十方一切諸佛。禮一切大地菩薩。禮佛菩薩已念彼諸佛乃與菩薩三聚功德。及禮戒師長跪曲身。作是言。唯願大德授我菩薩戒（三說）作是言已。長養淨心。惟在得戒。無餘念也。

Second, requesting the master. The Puxian guan jing states that when about to receive the bodhisattva precepts, one first requests the Buddhas and bodhisattvas as masters, requesting thus: 'I, the disciple so-and-so, and all sentient beings throughout the Dharma realm, respectfully invite the Tathāgata Śākyamuni to be our upādhyāya; we respectfully invite Mañjuśrī Bodhisattva to be our ācārya; we respectfully invite Maitreya Bodhisattva to be our instructor; we respectfully invite the Buddhas of the ten directions to be our witnessing masters; we respectfully invite the bodhisattvas of the ten directions to be our companions. Relying now on the profound and wondrous meaning of the Mahāyāna, I take refuge in the Buddha, take refuge in the Dharma, and take refuge in the Saṃgha.' (Said three times.) Having requested the master, permission is granted next. Therefore, one who wishes to receive the precepts, having fully cultivated deportment and bowed to the precept master, should speak thus: 'I beg from the Venerable One to receive the bodhisattva precepts. May the Venerable One, not shrinking from toil on my behalf, out of pity grant permission.' (Said three times.) The precept master replies, 'Good.' Having granted permission, he immediately teaches the Vaipulya, the Mātṛkā-śāstra, the Pañcavidyā-śāstra, and so forth, causing them to know what is an offence and what is not an offence, what is defiled and what is not defiled, soft, medium, and superior, and the forty-two precepts; these must also be known thoroughly. Afterward, facing the Buddha, they receive them. If one has previously studied the Mahāyāna, they are granted permission and immediately receive them, not being bound by this procedure. This means that after receiving permission from the precept master, after three years, or a hundred days, or one day, in the bodhimaṇḍa with the right shoulder bared, one pays homage to all the Buddhas of the three periods and ten directions, and pays homage to all the bodhisattvas of the great grounds. Having paid homage to the Buddhas and bodhisattvas, one recollects the three clusters of merits of those Buddhas and bodhisattvas, and bows to the precept master, kneeling on both knees and bending the body, speaking thus: 'I only pray that the Venerable One will confer upon me the bodhisattva precepts.' (Said three times.) Having spoken thus, one nurtures a pure mind, focusing solely on obtaining the precepts without any other thought.