稽首禮諸佛 及法比丘僧 今演毗尼法
令正法久住 戒如海無涯 如寶求無厭
欲護聖法財 眾集聽我說 欲除四棄法
及滅僧殘法 障三十捨墮 眾集聽我說
毗婆尸式棄 毗舍拘留孫 拘那含牟尼
迦葉釋迦文 諸世尊大德 為我說是事
我今欲善說 諸賢咸共聽 譬如人毀足
不堪有所涉 毀戒又如是 不得生天人
欲得生天上 若生人中者 常當護戒足
勿令有毀損 如御入險道 失轄折軸憂
毀戒亦如是 死時懷恐懼 如人自照鏡
好醜生欣慼 說戒亦如是 全毀生憂喜
如兩陣共戰 勇怯有進退 說戒亦如是
淨穢生安畏 世間王為最 眾流海為最
眾星月為最 眾聖佛為最 一切眾律中
戒經為上最 如來立禁戒 半月半月說
I bow in reverence to all Buddhas, To the Dharma and the Sangha of monks. Now I will expound the Vinaya teachings, That the true Dharma may long endure.
Precepts are like an ocean, boundless and deep, Like precious jewels, sought without weariness. To protect the sacred wealth of the Dharma, All gathered here, listen as I speak.
To remove the four grave offenses, And to extinguish the monastic offenses requiring suspension, To clear the thirty offenses requiring forfeiture— All gathered here, listen as I speak.
Vipassī, Sikhī, Vessabhū, Kakusandha, Koṇāgamana, Kassapa, And Śākyamuni— All these World-Honored Ones, great in virtue, Have taught these matters for our sake.
Now I wish to explain them well— Let all the wise listen together.
Just as a person with injured feet Cannot travel far, So too one who violates the precepts Cannot be reborn among gods or humans.
If you wish to be born in heaven, Or to be born among humans, Always guard the feet of precepts— Do not let them be damaged.
As a charioteer on a dangerous road Fears losing a wheel or breaking an axle, So too one who breaks the precepts Faces terror at the time of death.
As one looking in a mirror Feels joy or sorrow at beauty or ugliness, So too when precepts are recited, Purity or failure brings worry or joy.
As two armies in battle Show courage or fear, advance or retreat, So too when precepts are recited, Purity and defilement bring peace or dread.
Among worldly rulers, the king is supreme; Among all waters, the ocean is supreme; Among all stars, the moon is supreme; Among all sages, the Buddha is supreme.
And among all codes of discipline, The Sūtra of Precepts stands as the highest. The Tathāgata established these rules of restraint, To be recited half-monthly, again and again.
僧集不(答云僧已集)和合不(答云和合)未受具戒者出(若有即遣出答云。未受具戒者已出。若無即云。此眾無未受具戒者)不來諸比丘說欲及清淨(若有人說欲即云。說欲及清淨已。若無人傳欲即云。此眾無說欲及清淨者)誰遣比丘尼來請教誡(答云。此眾無尼來請教誡)。僧今和合何所作為(答云。說戒羯磨)。
大德僧聽。今白月十五日(或黑月十五日。或十四日不定)。眾僧說戒。若僧時到僧忍聽。和合說戒。白如是諸大德。我今欲說波羅提木叉。諸比丘共集在一處。當應諦聽善思念之。若有犯者應懺悔。無犯者默然。默然故知諸大德清淨。若有他問者。即應如實答。如是諸比丘。在於眾中。乃至三間。憶念有罪。不發露者。得故忘語罪。佛說故忘語。是障道法。彼比丘。自憶知有罪。欲求清淨者。當懺悔。懺悔則安樂。
諸大德。我已說。戒經序。今問諸大德。是中清淨不(三說)諸大德是中。清淨默然故。是事如是持。