Shikshasamuccaya 267

267

la-bha-sat-kāra-hetor ātmānaṃ vikrīṇāti | tat-pratyayāt sarva-try-adhva-gatānām arhatāṃ samyak-saṃbuddhānāṃ bodhi-satvānām ārya-pudgalānāṃ ca purataḥ sa-aparādhiko bhavati | mahā-gurukam āpattim āpadyate | visaṃvādayati deva-manuṣyān mahā-yānena | śrāvaka-yānam eva + asya na bhavati | prāg eva mahā-yānasya + avatāra-viśeṣa-adhigamaḥ | prāg eva + an-uttarā samyak-saṃbodhiḥ ||

For the sake of gain and honor, he sells himself. On that account, he becomes an offender before all arhats, fully and perfectly awakened ones, bodhisattvas, and noble individuals belonging to the three times. He commits a very grave infraction. He deceives gods and men regarding the Mahāyāna. Even the Śrāvaka vehicle will not be his, let alone the attainment of the distinctive entry into the Mahāyāna, let alone unexcelled, perfect awakening!