注維摩詰經 2.81

2.81

什曰：長者，如今四姓豪族也。聲聞於凡夫為勝，如是展轉，佛法最勝也。肇曰：凡人易以威順、難以理從，故大士每處其尊，以弘風靡之化。長者，豪族望重，多以世教自居，不弘出世勝法也。

[Kumāra]jīva says: 'Elders' (śreṣṭhins) are like the prominent clans of the four surnames today. The śrāvaka is superior to the ordinary person; progressing in this way, the Buddha's Dharma is the most supreme. [Seng]zhao says: Ordinary people easily submit to authority but follow reason with difficulty; hence the mahāsattva always assumes the position of honor, in order to spread transformation like the bending of grass before the wind. Elders belong to prestigious clans and are respected; they mostly abide by secular teachings and do not propagate the supreme, world-transcending Dharma.