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邪命自活戒

Pronunciations

Basic Meaning: don't earn your livelihood improperly

Senses:

  • One of the forty-eight minor precepts 四十八輕戒 taught in the Brahmāʼs Net Sutra 梵網經. This precept label is not found in the sutra itself, but was supplied by the commentator Mingkuang 明曠. 〔天台菩薩戒疏 T 1812.40.594c9〕 [Charles Muller; source(s): T1812]
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    Entry created: 2017-01-03