Shikshasamuccaya 218

218

punar a-paraṃ bhagavan bodhi-satvaḥ kalyāṇa-mitra-prati-rūpakāṇi pāpa-mitrāṇi sevate bhajate paryupāste | ye hy enaṃ saṃgraha-vastubhyo vicchandya puṇya-saṃbhārāt sad-dharma-parigrahād vicchandya praviveke niyojayanti | alpa-arthāya + alpa-kṛtyatāyāṃ niyojayanti | śrāvaka-praty-eka-buddha-pratisaṃyuktāś ca + asmai kathā abhīkṣṇaṃ deśayanti ||

“Furthermore, Blessed One, a bodhisattva associates with, serves, and attends bad friends who appear to be virtuous friends—those who, turning him away from the means of gathering disciples, turning him away from the accumulation of merit and from embracing the true Dharma, direct him toward solitude; they direct him toward having few concerns and few duties; and they constantly teach him discourses connected with the Śrāvakas and Pratyekabuddhas.