四分律行事鈔資持記 3.576

3.576

頭陀，梵言，翻譯如後。此乃達士之美稱，上德之嘉名。世俗無知，循名昧實，呼短巾為道者，召髼髮為頭陀；有道恥從，名實俱喪。儻懷深識，必也正名。

Dhūta is a Sanskrit word; its translation is as follows below. This is an admirable designation for an accomplished person, a fine title for eminent virtue. Worldly people are ignorant; following names while oblivious to reality, they call one with a short kerchief a "practitioner of the Path" and summon one with disheveled hair as a "dhūta." Those who possess the Path are ashamed to follow them; both name and reality are lost. If one possesses profound insight, one must rectify names.