法苑珠林 89.62

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第四正為受戒。戒師問。汝善男子善女人。欲於我所受一切菩薩戒。所謂律儀戒。攝善法戒。攝眾生戒。是諸戒過去未來現在一切菩薩所住戒。過去一切菩薩已學。未來一切菩薩當學。現在一切菩薩今學。汝能受不。答言能（三說）今言善（男子女人）者。止為一人。若對多人。則言某甲等。

The fourth is the actual reception of the precepts. The precept master asks: "Do you, good man or good woman, wish to receive from me all the bodhisattva precepts—namely, the precepts of moral restraint, the precepts of gathering virtuous qualities, and the precepts of benefiting sentient beings? These precepts are the precepts upon which all bodhisattvas of the past, future, and present dwell; all bodhisattvas of the past have already trained in them, all bodhisattvas of the future will train in them, and all bodhisattvas of the present are now training in them. Are you able to receive them or not?" The reply is: "I am able." (Said three times.) The current phrasing of "good [man or woman]" is only for a single person; if facing multiple people, one says "so-and-so and others."