[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [Taishō Tripiṭaka (Chinese Buddhist canon)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho) › [諸經要集](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123) › 6.8 # 諸經要集 6.8 諸經要集 6.8 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [6.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.6.8) 又中阿含經云。爾時鹿子母毘舍佉。平旦沐浴著白淨衣。將子婦等眷屬。往詣佛所。稽首作禮白世尊曰。我今欲持齋善。世尊問曰。居士婦今持何等齋耶。齋有三種。云何為三。一者放牛兒齋。二者尼揵齋。三者聖八支齋。云何名放牛兒齋者。若放牛兒朝放澤中晡收還村。彼還村時作如是念。我今日在此處放牛。明日當在彼處放牛。我今日在此處飲牛。明日當在彼處飲牛。我牛今日在此處宿止。明日當在彼處宿止。如是有人。若持齋時作是思惟。我今日食如此之食。明日當食如彼食也。我今日飲如此之飲。明日當飲如彼飲也。我今日含消如此含消。明日當含消如彼含消。其人於此晝夜。樂著欲過。是名放牛兒齋。若如是持齋。不獲大利。不得大果。無大功德。不得廣布。云何名尼揵齋耶。若出家尼揵者。彼勸人曰。汝於東方過百由延。外有眾生者。擁護彼故棄捨刀杖。如是南西北方亦爾。或脫衣裸形。我無父母妻子。勸進虛妄言將為真諦。或執苦行。自餓諸邪法等。是名尼揵齋也。若如是持齋者。亦不獲大利。不得大果。無大功德。不得廣布。云何名為聖八支齋。多聞聖弟子。若持齋時作如是思惟。阿羅訶真人盡形壽。離殺斷殺。棄捨刀杖。有慚有愧。有慈悲心。饒益一切乃至蜫蟲。於殺淨心。乃至盡形壽。離非時食。斷非時食。一食不夜食。樂於時食。我以此支。於阿羅訶等同無異。是故說齋。彼住此聖八支齋已。於上當復憶念。如來無所著等十號出世淨法。捨離穢污惡不善法。是名聖八支齋也。若族姓女持聖八支齋者。身壞命終得生六欲天。遠得四沙門果。 > Furthermore, the Madhyama-āgama states: At that time, Viśākhā, mother of Mṛgāra, bathed at dawn, put on clean white garments, and taking her daughters-in-law and other kin, went to the Buddha's dwelling. She bowed her head in worship and said to the Bhagavat: "I now wish to observe the wholesome fast." The Bhagavat asked: "Laywoman, what kind of fast do you now observe? There are three kinds of fasts. What are the three? The first is the cowherd's fast; the second is the Nirgrantha fast; the third is the noble eight-limbed fast. What is called the cowherd's fast? If a cowherd grazes cattle in the marsh in the morning and gathers them back to the village at dusk, when he returns to the village he thinks thus: 'Today I grazed the cattle here; tomorrow I will graze the cattle there. Today I watered the cattle here; tomorrow I will water the cattle there. Today my cattle lodged here; tomorrow they will lodge there.' In this way, if when observing the fast a person reflects like this: 'Today I ate such food; tomorrow I will eat such food. Today I drank such drink; tomorrow I will drink such drink. Today I digested such food; tomorrow I will digest such food'—if that person spends this day and night clinging in craving, this is called the cowherd's fast. If one observes the fast like this, one does not obtain great benefit, does not attain great fruit, has no great merit, and it is not widely diffused. What is called the Nirgrantha fast? If an ordained Nirgrantha urges people, saying: 'Toward the east, beyond a hundred yojanas, if there are sentient beings, cast away knives and clubs to protect them'—and likewise for the south, west, and north; or stripping off clothes and going naked, they say: 'I have no parents, wife, or children,' encouraging falsehood and taking it to be the true reality; or holding to ascetic practices, starving themselves, and other false practices—this is called the Nirgrantha fast. If one observes the fast like this, one also does not obtain great benefit, does not attain great fruit, has no great merit, and it is not widely diffused. What is called the noble eight-limbed fast? A learned noble disciple, when observing the fast, reflects thus: 'For the rest of their lives, the arhats, the true persons, abandon killing and cease killing, casting away knives and clubs; they have shame and remorse, possess loving-kindness and compassion, and benefit all beings down to insects; their minds are purified regarding killing; up to: for the rest of their lives they abandon improper-time eating and cease improper-time eating, eating one meal and not eating at night, taking pleasure in proper-time eating. By this limb, I am equal to and no different from the arhats.' Therefore it is called a fast. Having abided in this noble eight-limbed fast, above this they should further recollect the Tathāgata, the One Without Attachment, and the other ten epithets and the worldly-transcending pure Dharma, relinquishing defilements and bad, unwholesome phenomena. This is called the noble eight-limbed fast. If a woman of noble family observes the noble eight-limbed fast, when her body breaks up and life ends, she will be born in the six desire heavens, and ultimately attain the four fruits of a śramaṇa." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 6.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.6.7) - [Next: 6.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.6.9) - [Up: 6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.6) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123~en-mt.6.8) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.6.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.6.8) · Pramāṇa