註四十二章經 1.25

1.25

沙門，梵語，合云沙迦門，曩已略其二字。此云勤息，謂能勤修眾善，勤息諸惡。又云息惡，取止息之義也。蓋謂辭其親、出其家，息諸惡、勤諸善，乃為道人也，故名曰沙門。

"Śramaṇa" is Sanskrit, fully rendered as śramaṇa, two syllables having previously been omitted. Here it is translated as "diligent cessation," meaning one who can diligently cultivate all virtues and diligently cease all evils. It is also called "cessation of evil," taking the meaning of putting an end to it. This means that taking leave of one's relatives, leaving one's household, ceasing all evils, and diligently pursuing all goods constitutes a person of the Way; therefore, one is called a śramaṇa.