律戒本疏 1.98

1.98

四十五軍陣發行往觀犯墮除因緣　波斯匿王將行征伐。嚴飾四兵。陣師習戰。六群共往觀之。王及士眾咸共嫌責。比丘之法大悲普念。何用觀是害生之具。因是結戒。不聽往觀軍陣。觀軍陳犯墮。後王及大將欲見比丘。因是復開因緣得往。往而故觀亦墮。

Forty-five: Going to look at an army arrayed and setting forth commits an offense of pāyattika, except on [valid] occasions. King Prasenajit was about to go on a campaign. He arrayed the four divisions of the army, and the drillmasters practiced warfare. The group of six went together to watch them. The king and the soldiers all rebuked them, [saying]: 'The rule of monks is great compassion and universal mindfulness; what use is it to watch these implements for killing living beings?' For this reason, the precept was formulated, forbidding going to watch an army array. Watching an army array commits an offense of pāyattika. Later, the king and the great general wished to see the monks; because of this, permission was again granted as an occasion to go. If one goes and intentionally watches, it is also an offense of pāyattika.