法苑珠林 89.62

89.62

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."