若佛子 自淫 教人淫 乃至一切女人 不得故淫 淫因 淫緣 淫法 淫業 乃至畜生女 諸天鬼神女 及非道行淫 而菩薩應生孝順心 救度一切衆生 淨法與人 而反更起一切人淫 不擇畜生 乃至母女姊妹六親行淫 無慈悲心者 是菩薩波羅夷罪
ruò fó zǐ zì yín jiào rén yín nǎi zhì yī qiē nǚ rén bù dé gù yín yín yīn yín yuán yín fǎ yín yè nǎi zhì chù shēng nǚ zhū tiān guǐ shén nǚ jí fēi dào xíng yín ér púsà yīng shēng xiào shùn xīn jiù dù yī qiē zhòng shēng jìng fǎ yǔ rén ér fǎn gēng qǐ yī qiē rén yín bù zé chù shēng nǎi zhì mǔ nǚ zǐ mèi liù qīn xíng yín wú cí bēi xīn zhě shì púsà bō luó yí zuì
Key Message
Sexual misconduct is the absence of compassion. A bodhisattva delivers beings through the pure Dharma, not through desire that causes harm.
▸The Precept Against Sexual Misconduct (不淫欲戒) is the third major precept, forbidding all forms of illicit sexual conduct.
The Precept Against Sexual Misconduct (不淫欲戒) is the third major precept, forbidding all forms of illicit sexual conduct. It includes engaging in sexual misconduct oneself, inducing others to do so, and all forms of improper relations — with animals, spirits, or any being in a manner contrary to the proper way (非道行淫). It explicitly prohibits sexual relations with the six close blood-relatives (六親). A bodhisattva must instead arouse a heart of filial reverence, delivering all sentient beings through the pure Dharma. Sexual misconduct signifies a complete absence of compassion and is therefore a pārājika offense. For lay bodhisattvas, this precept applies to sexual relations outside the marriage bond; for monastic bodhisattvas, it requires complete celibacy (梵行).