若佛子 自盜 教人盜 方便盜 咒盜 盜因 盜緣 盜法 盜業 乃至鬼神有主劫賊物 一切財物 一針一草 不得故盜 而菩薩應生佛性孝順慈悲心 常助一切人生福生樂 而反更盜人財物者 是菩薩波羅夷罪
ruò fó zǐ zì dào jiào rén dào fāng biàn dào zhòu dào dào yīn dào yuán dào fǎ dào yè nǎi zhì guǐ shén yǒu zhǔ jié zéi wù yī qiē cái wù yī zhēn yī cǎo bù dé gù dào ér púsà yīng shēng fó xìng xiào shùn cí bēi xīn cháng zhù yī qiē rén shēng fú shēng lè ér fǎn gēng dào rén cái wù zhě shì púsà bō luó yí zuì
Key Message
Do not take so much as a needle or a blade of grass without permission. A bodhisattva is not one who takes, but one who gives.
▸The Precept Against Stealing (不偸盜戒) is the second major precept, forbidding every act of taking what has not been given.
The Precept Against Stealing (不偸盜戒) is the second major precept, forbidding every act of taking what has not been given. It encompasses stealing by one's own hand, commanding another to steal, acquiring through indirect means, and taking through the use of spells. It applies to any object that has an owner — including possessions of spirits or even items seized by robbers. The scope extends to 'a single needle or blade of grass' (一針一草), making no exception for the smallest item. A bodhisattva must instead arouse a heart rooted in Buddha-nature (佛性), imbued with filial compassion, constantly helping all people generate merit and happiness. Stealing another's property constitutes a pārājika offense.