諸經要集 7.49

7.49

第三彼柔軟麁澁俱者。謂如來有時說身善行。有時說身善行報。有時說口意善行。有時說口意善行報。有時說身惡行。有時說身惡行報。有時說口意惡行。有時說口意惡行報。如是名天。如是名人。如是名善趣。如是名涅槃。如是名地獄。如是名畜生餓鬼。如是名惡趣。如是名墮惡趣。是名如來柔軟麁澁教。調馬師白佛言。世尊。若以三種方便。調伏眾生。有不調者。當如之何。佛告聚落主。亦當殺之。所以者何。莫令辱我。調馬師白佛言。若殺生者。於世尊法為不清淨。世尊法中亦不殺生。而今言殺。其義云何。佛告聚落主。如來法中亦不殺生。然如來法中。以三種教授。不調伏者。不復與語不教不誡。豈非死耶。調馬師白佛。實爾世尊。不復與語。永不教誡。真為死也。以是之故。我從今日離諸惡不善業也。聞佛所說歡喜而去。

'Third, regarding that which is both gentle and harsh together: it refers to the Tathāgata sometimes speaking of wholesome bodily conduct, sometimes speaking of the reward of wholesome bodily conduct, sometimes speaking of wholesome verbal and mental conduct, sometimes speaking of the reward of wholesome verbal and mental conduct; sometimes speaking of unwholesome bodily conduct, sometimes speaking of the reward of unwholesome bodily conduct, sometimes speaking of unwholesome verbal and mental conduct, and sometimes speaking of the reward of unwholesome verbal and mental conduct. Thus it is called the gods, thus it is called humans, thus it is called good destinies, thus it is called nirvāṇa; thus it is called the hells, thus it is called animals and hungry ghosts, thus it is called bad destinies, thus it is called falling into bad destinies. This is the Tathāgata's teaching that is both gentle and harsh.' The horse trainer said to the Buddha: 'Bhagavat, if you use these three skillful means to tame sentient beings and some remain untamed, what do you do?' The Buddha addressed the headman: 'I also kill them. Why? Lest they disgrace me.' The horse trainer said to the Buddha: 'Killing living beings is impure in the Bhagavat's teaching. In the Bhagavat's teaching one also does not kill living beings. Yet now you speak of killing; what is its meaning?' The Buddha addressed the headman: 'In the Tathāgata's teaching one indeed does not kill living beings. However, when under the Tathāgata's three kinds of instruction someone remains untamed, [the Tathāgata] no longer speaks with them, nor instructs them, nor admonishes them—is that not death?' The horse trainer said to the Buddha: 'Truly so, Bhagavat. To no longer speak with them and forever cease instructing and admonishing them is truly death! For this reason, from this day forward I abandon all evil and unwholesome karmas.' Having heard what the Buddha said, he rejoiced and departed.