丙、為從基本之戒學修起
菩薩分為兩種：一者、出家，二者、在家。出家人為數甚少，在家人為數甚多；此經係應在家之人而發揮學戒之需要，故最能普及人類。而於戒、定、慧三學，應先修習戒學為基本，所謂由戒生定，依定發慧；戒為定、慧之基，定生後、戒即與之相應而成為定共戒，慧發後、戒即與慧相應而成為道共戒。戒能生定者，以戒具足後，理得心安，內心即常生歡喜安樂，由安而定，依定體驗觀察而發生智慧，則為無漏聖智。故佛法應從戒學之根本上修起。
Master Taixu's Complete Works, Volume 8: Commentary on the Precepts (太虛大師全書．第八編 律釋)
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