若佛子 自讚毀他 教人自讚毀他 毀他因 毀他緣 毀他法 毀他業 而菩薩應代一切衆生受加毀辱 事惡言苦打 皆悉能受 而於菩薩不生憍慢心 不反打罵 而反更自讚毀他者 是菩薩波羅夷罪
ruò fó zǐ zì zàn huǐ tā jiào rén zì zàn huǐ tā huǐ tā yīn huǐ tā yuán huǐ tā fǎ huǐ tā yè ér púsà yīng dài yī qiē zhòng shēng shòu jiā huǐ rǔ shì è yán kǔ dǎ jiē xī néng shòu ér yú púsà bù shēng jiāo màn xīn bù fǎn dǎ mà ér fǎn gēng zì zàn huǐ tā zhě shì púsà bō luó yí zuì
Key Message
A bodhisattva does not exalt the self or demean others. Rather, bearing the insults others receive on their behalf is the bodhisattva's path.
▸The Precept Against Self-praise and Slander of Others (不自讚毀他戒) is the seventh major precept, forbidding the act of exalting oneself and disparaging others.
The Precept Against Self-praise and Slander of Others (不自讚毀他戒) is the seventh major precept, forbidding the act of exalting oneself and disparaging others. It encompasses doing this oneself as well as inducing others to do the same. The bodhisattva's proper attitude is the exact opposite: bearing insults, slander, harsh speech, and even physical blows on behalf of all sentient beings, without generating pride or arrogance and without striking back or retaliating with abuse. This is directly connected to the virtues of humility (下心) and patient endurance (忍辱) that characterize the ideal Mahayana bodhisattva. Self-aggrandizement and the deprecation of others is an expression of the conceit of the ego-self (我慢) rooted in the discrimination of self and other, and it constitutes a pārājika offense.