The Bodhisattva Kasyapa said
to the Buddha: "Oh World Honored One! When the Bodhisattva yet does not
dwell in the immovable soil (forbearance soil), but upholds the purity, could
he, if the occasion arises, break the precepts or not?"
(The Buddha said:) "Oh good man! When the Bodhisattva has not yet attained the state of the immovable soil, it may well break the precepts when the occasion arises."
Kasyapa said: "So it is, indeed! Oh World Honored One! Who can be such a person?"
The Buddha said to Kasyapa: "The Bodhisattva may have the occasion to transgress against the precepts if he knows that he can indeed make others possess the Mahayana sutras, make them like them, understand, copy and expound them widely to others, and make them attain unsurpassed Enlightenment and not retrogress from it. On such an occasion, he may well transgress the precepts. At that time, the Bodhisattva will think: 'Even though I may fall into Avichi Hell for a kalpa or less, and may have to expiate my sins there, surely I shall make this person attain unsurpassed Enlightenment and not retrogress from it’. Oh Kashyapa! In such circumstances, the Bodhisattva-Mahasattva may transgress against the precepts of purity."
Then the Bodhisattva Manjushri said to Buddha: "Any Bodhisattva who takes in such persons, protects them, makes them aspire to Enlightenment, makes them not retrogress from it and who, for this purpose, transgresses against the precepts, cannot fall into Avichi Hell."
At that, the Buddha praised Manjushri, saying: "Well said, well said! I remember that in days gone by, I was born in Jambudvipa as a great king named Senyo. He loved the Mahayana sutras and respected them. He was pure and good, and there was not coarseness in him; neither jealousy, nor stinginess one could find anywhere inside him. What came from him were kind words, words of kindness. He always protected the poor and the lonely, and with him there was no end to the giving and to making efforts. At that time, there was no Buddha, nor even Sravakas and Pratyekabuddhas. I, at that time, loved the Mahayana Vaipulya Sutras. For 12 years, I served the Brahmins, caring to cater fully their needs. After that, when giving and peace had been gained, I said: 'Oh you teachers! Now, you should aspire to unsurpassed Enlightenment’. The Brahmins said: 'Oh great King! There are no such things as the nature of Enlightenment; the same is the case with the Mahayana sutras. Oh great King! How is it that you wish to make us equal to the Void’? Oh good man! I, at that time, greatly respected the Mahayana. I heard the Brahmins slandering the Vaipulya. Having heard this, I did away with my life. Oh good man! I never fell into hell because of this [i.e., despite this]. Oh good man! When we accept and protect the Mahayana sutras, we have innumerable virtues.
(The Buddha said:) "Oh good man! When the Bodhisattva has not yet attained the state of the immovable soil, it may well break the precepts when the occasion arises."
Kasyapa said: "So it is, indeed! Oh World Honored One! Who can be such a person?"
The Buddha said to Kasyapa: "The Bodhisattva may have the occasion to transgress against the precepts if he knows that he can indeed make others possess the Mahayana sutras, make them like them, understand, copy and expound them widely to others, and make them attain unsurpassed Enlightenment and not retrogress from it. On such an occasion, he may well transgress the precepts. At that time, the Bodhisattva will think: 'Even though I may fall into Avichi Hell for a kalpa or less, and may have to expiate my sins there, surely I shall make this person attain unsurpassed Enlightenment and not retrogress from it’. Oh Kashyapa! In such circumstances, the Bodhisattva-Mahasattva may transgress against the precepts of purity."
Then the Bodhisattva Manjushri said to Buddha: "Any Bodhisattva who takes in such persons, protects them, makes them aspire to Enlightenment, makes them not retrogress from it and who, for this purpose, transgresses against the precepts, cannot fall into Avichi Hell."
At that, the Buddha praised Manjushri, saying: "Well said, well said! I remember that in days gone by, I was born in Jambudvipa as a great king named Senyo. He loved the Mahayana sutras and respected them. He was pure and good, and there was not coarseness in him; neither jealousy, nor stinginess one could find anywhere inside him. What came from him were kind words, words of kindness. He always protected the poor and the lonely, and with him there was no end to the giving and to making efforts. At that time, there was no Buddha, nor even Sravakas and Pratyekabuddhas. I, at that time, loved the Mahayana Vaipulya Sutras. For 12 years, I served the Brahmins, caring to cater fully their needs. After that, when giving and peace had been gained, I said: 'Oh you teachers! Now, you should aspire to unsurpassed Enlightenment’. The Brahmins said: 'Oh great King! There are no such things as the nature of Enlightenment; the same is the case with the Mahayana sutras. Oh great King! How is it that you wish to make us equal to the Void’? Oh good man! I, at that time, greatly respected the Mahayana. I heard the Brahmins slandering the Vaipulya. Having heard this, I did away with my life. Oh good man! I never fell into hell because of this [i.e., despite this]. Oh good man! When we accept and protect the Mahayana sutras, we have innumerable virtues.
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