[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) › [四分戒本疏卷第一．第二．第三](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2787) › 2.11 # 四分戒本疏卷第一．第二．第三 2.11 四分戒本疏卷第一．第二．第三 2.11 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [2.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2787.2.11) 媒嫁戒第五　一制意。婚娶之禮和合生死。正違出離出家所為。特乖法式。又紛務妨修相招譏醜不勉世呵。是以聖制　二釋名。為彼男女往返計謀以成婚禮。故曰媒嫁戒　三具緣通緣如上。別緣有六。一人男女簡非畜。而於人中貴賤親疎並是犯限。伽論云。指腹媒嫁犯蘭。二人男女想。三為媒嫁事。四媒嫁想。五顯事了了。六受彼語等還報　四闕緣。比說可知。已下正明戒本。此戒因迦羅比丘起過佛便制戒。 > The fifth precept: match-making. 1. The intent behind instituting the rule: The rites of marriage unite samsāric life; they run directly contrary to leaving behind \[the world\], which is what the homeless life aims for, and severely contravene the standards of the Dharma. Moreover, entangling affairs obstruct cultivation, inviting mutual ridicule and ugliness without escaping worldly censure. Therefore, the Sage instituted the rule. 2. Explaining the name: Plotting and going back and forth for the sake of that man and woman in order to bring about a marriage rite—hence it is called the precept of match-making. 3. Possessing the conditions: General conditions are as above. Specific conditions are six: (1) A human man and woman, excluding non-humans and animals; among humans, high and low, near and distant, all fall within the limit of offenses. The Mātṛkā says: Arranging a marriage for unborn fetuses is a sthūlāccaya. (2) Perceiving them as a human man and woman. (3) Acting for the affair of match-making. (4) The perception of match-making. (5) Manifesting the matter clearly. (6) Receiving their words, etc., and reporting back. 4. Deficiencies in the conditions: Can be known by comparison with what was said. Below, the Prātimokṣa text is directly clarified. This precept was instituted because the monk Kāḷa committed a fault, whereupon the Buddha instituted the rule. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2787.2.10) - [Next: 2.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2787.2.12) - [Up: 2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2787.2) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2787~en-mt.2.11) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2787.2.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2787.2.11) · Pramāṇa