諸經要集 14.6

14.6

又正法念經云。何不殺。若稻穀黍麥生微細蟲。不㨶不磨。知其有蟲。護此蟲命。不轉與人。復不殺生。若牛馬駝驢。擔負背脊。瘡中生蟲。若以漿水洗此瘡時。不以草藥斷此蟲命。以鳥毛羽洗拭取蟲。置餘臭爛敗肉之中。令其全命。兼護此驢牛。恐害其命。復護蟲命乃至蟻子。若晝若夜不行放逸。心不念殺。若見眾生欲食其蟲。以其所食而貿易之。令其得脫。

Furthermore, the Saddharmasmṛtyupasthāna-sūtra says: 'What is non-killing? If minute insects are born in paddy, millet, broomcorn millet, or wheat, one does not pound or grind it; knowing that there are insects in it, one protects their lives, does not transfer it to others, and does not kill living beings. If oxen, horses, camels, or donkeys bear loads upon their backs, and worms are born within sores, when washing these sores with grain water, one does not use herbal medicines to cut off the lives of these worms; using bird feathers, one washes and wipes away the worms and places them among other foul, rotten, spoiling meat, preserving their lives. At the same time, one protects these donkeys and oxen, fearing their lives will be harmed, and also protects the lives of the worms down to the ants. Whether by day or by night, one does not act with heedlessness and has no thought of killing in the mind. If one sees sentient beings wishing to eat those worms, one barters for them with what they would eat, allowing them to escape.'