【The Three Types of Persons 道次引导】higher ethical discipline 增上戒
【THE THREE TYPES OF PERSONS】- higher ethical discipline
【Also:
Taking up the bodhisattva vow through abiding
In the practice of refuge, higher ethical discipline,
And the basis of the aspirational spirit of enlightenment,
Practice properly, in stages, with what ability you have,
All the deeds of the bodhisattvas —
The six perfections and the like. 】
Thus, as for the stages of practice, they are: taking refuge, followed by studying the precepts, and then higher ethical discipline. This higher ethical discipline is somewhat different. In general, our precepts are part of the seven types of vows of individual liberation [v.2 p.148], beginning from the five precepts to novice monks and nuns, probationary nuns, monks and nuns, for a total of seven types. As for this “higher ethical discipline,” it is not just in general, it still should be advanced step by step, and eventually reaching the three divisions of ethical discipline [v.2 p.148]. In this situation, what is this taking up “the Bodhisattva vows”? It is Bodhichitta. Because our teachings guide us to take the unsurpassed supreme enlightenment path, actually this is also the direct path we should take. It is a direct route, the boulevard. When advancing on this direct path or boulevard, aspiration comes first and is followed by the actual deeds. This aspiration for Bodhichitta is the root. With this foundation, once we have studied it and then follow by taking the path of Bodhisattva deeds. The Bodhisattva deeds are the same as Bodhisattva vows, then abide by the six perfections, and expand from there toward all 84 thousand approaches to achieve the peerless effect of Buddhahood.
SOURCE 来源 :
35B 25’47”Vol 5 of Master Jih-Chang’s Discourse P101 L8
English Lamrim Vol 1 P138
日常师父法语📡5B 25’47”手抄稿第5册P101 L8
道次引导 : 增上戒
【又云：“皈依增上戒，及住愿根本，应受菩萨律，渐随力如理，修行六度等，菩萨一切行。”】
那么这个修行的次第呢，是皈依，然后学戒、增上戒。这个增上戒有一点不同，平常我们的戒属于七众别解脱戒，从五戒开始，然后沙弥、沙弥尼、式叉摩那、比丘、比丘尼七众。那么这个“增上戒”，这个戒不仅仅是普通的，还有一步一步地向上，而到最后的三聚净戒。然后在这种情况之下，往上面“愿根本”，这是什么呢？就是大菩提心，因为我们这里引导我们的，是走上无上大菩提这条道路，实际上也是我们要修行的，也就是这一条直路、大路。那么这个直路、大路走上去的时候，先是发愿心，然后再行心。这个愿菩提心是根本，有了这个根本，修学了以后，然后受这个行菩提心，行菩提心就是菩萨戒，那么随力行这个六度行，扩而广之，推及八万四千一切，而圆满无上菩提之果。