法集要頌經持戒品第六
Chapter 6: Upholding Precepts
智者能護戒， 福致三種報，
現名聞得利， 終後生天上。
當見持戒者， 護之為明智，
得成真正見， 彼獲世安靜。
持戒得快樂， 令身無煩惱，
夜睡眠恬淡， 寤則長喜悅。
戒終老死安， 戒善止亦寧，
慧為人之寶， 福德賊難脫。
何法終為善？ 何法善安止？
何法為人寶？ 何盜不能取？
戒法終為安， 戒法善安止，
慧為人之寶， 唯福不能盜。
修戒行布施， 作福為良田，
從是至彼岸， 常到安樂處。
苾芻立戒德， 守護諸根門，
飲食知節量， 寤寐意相應。
意常生覺悟， 晝夜精勤學，
漏盡心明解， 可致圓寂道。
智者立禁戒， 專心習智慧，
苾芻無熱惱， 盡果諸苦除。
以戒常伏心， 守護正定意，
內學修止觀， 無忘為正智。
The wise uphold moral discipline, Its blessings bring three kinds of reward: In this life, they gain good repute and wealth, And after death, they are reborn in heaven.
When you see someone who maintains precepts, Protect them, for it is the mark of wisdom. By achieving true insight, They find peace in this world.
Keeping moral discipline brings happiness, And frees the body from distress. Sleep comes peacefully at night, And upon waking, there is lasting joy.
Precepts bring comfort in aging and death, Precepts done well bring peace and stillness. Wisdom is the true treasure of a person, Good fortune cannot be stolen by thieves.
What practice is good until the end? What practice gives peaceful rest? What is a person's true treasure? What cannot be stolen by thieves?
Moral discipline is good until the end, Moral discipline gives peaceful rest. Wisdom is a person's true treasure, Only good deeds cannot be stolen.
Cultivate precepts and practice generosity, Do good deeds as fertile ground. Through these, reach the other shore, Always arriving at a place of peace and joy.
A monk establishes virtue and precepts, Guarding the gates of the senses wisely, Knowing moderation in food and drink, Keeping mindfulness day and night.
With constant wakefulness in mind, Diligently studying both day and night, When defilements end and clear understanding dawns, One attains the path to perfect stillness.
The wise establish themselves in moral discipline, And earnestly cultivate wisdom. A monk free from mental torment Eliminates all suffering and attains the final fruit.
With precepts, always tame the mind, Guard and maintain right concentration. Internally, cultivate calm and insight, Never forgetting these is true wisdom.
蠲除諸罪垢， 盡慢勿生疑，
終身求法戒， 勿遠離聖念。
戒定慧解脫， 應當善觀察，
彼已離塵垢， 盡煩惱不生。
集白淨解脫， 無智皆以盡，
超越魔羅界， 如日光明照。
我慢及迷醉， 苾芻應外避，
戒定慧三行， 求滿勿遠離。
既不放自恣， 諸有勿想念，
是故捨陰蓋， 不生如是障。
苾芻防禁戒， 恒見學此者，
直趣涅槃路， 速得淨如是。
花香不逆風， 芙蓉栴檀香，
德香逆風薰， 德人徧聞香。
烏鉢嚩哩史， 多誐羅栴檀，
如是等花香， 勿比於戒香。
若人能持戒， 清淨不放逸，
正智得解脫， 是名安樂處。
此道無有上， 消除禪定魔，
賢聖德難量， 得達八正路。
Wash away all stains of wrongdoing, Cast off pride, and harbor no doubt. Throughout life, seek the Dharma and precepts, Never stray from mindful awareness.
Discipline, concentration, wisdom, and liberation— You should observe them clearly. Those who have left dust and defilements behind, Their afflictions cease to arise.
Cultivate pure liberation, End all ignorance completely. Transcend Mara's realm, Shining bright like the sun retreating night.
Arrogance and intoxication— A monk should stay far from them. The three trainings: precepts, concentration, wisdom— Pursue them fully without neglect.
Neither be lax nor self-indulgent, Harbor no attachment to existence. Thus abandon mental hindrances, Let no such obstructions arise.
A monk who guards the precepts, And constantly studies this path, Directly journeys to Nirvana, Quickly attaining purity.
Flowers' fragrance doesn't travel against the wind— Lotus, sandalwood scent the air. But virtue's fragrance wafts against the wind, A virtuous person spreads scent everywhere.
Ujjvalah, tagara, sandalwood— These flowers and their perfumes Cannot compare at all to The fragrance of moral conduct.
If one maintains precepts purely, With mindfulness and no complacency, Right wisdom brings liberation— This is called the place of peace.
This path stands supreme, Dispelling the demon of meditation. The virtues of sages are immeasurable, Reaching the Noble Eightfold Way.