四分律行事鈔資持記 2.116

2.116

七中。明今禪講之眾，所學雖殊，未有不受戒者；若本為持，則發戒品。反此徒受，定無有戒，則將何以為僧寶？以何而消信施？空自剃染，終為施墮。又復《方等》大乘，止開心解，不拘形服；淨名居士，華嚴知識，隨緣化物，不假形儀；今既通方，何勞剃染；如能省己，當自摩頭。

In the seventh: it clarifies that among the assemblies of Chan and doctrinal lectures today, although what they study differs, there are none who have not received the precepts. If originally undertaken for the sake of maintaining them, the grade of precepts is generated. Contrary to this, receiving them in vain certainly results in having no precepts; in that case, by what can one serve as the Sangha jewel? By what can one assimilate the offerings of the faithful? Fruitlessly shaving the head and dying the robes will ultimately lead to falling [into lower realms] due to these offerings. Furthermore, the *Vaipulya* Mahāyāna merely opens the understanding of the mind and is not constrained by physical forms and robes; the householder Vimalakīrti and the spiritual friends in the *Gaṇḍavyūha* transformed beings in accordance with conditions, without relying on outward form and deportment. Now, since one claims to be universally accommodating, why bother shaving and dying [robes]? If one can examine oneself, one should touch one's own head.