佛制比丘六物圖 1.103

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《智論》云：「受持禁戒為性，剃髮染衣為相。」然濁世凡庸，鮮能修奉。且憑儀相，用光遺教。苟內外都亡，則法滅無日。願諸上德，同志持危。即《華嚴》云：「具足受持威儀教法，能令僧寶不斷。」受佛遺寄，得其人矣。

The Mahāprajñāpāramitopadeśa states: "Upholding the prohibitive precepts constitutes its nature; shaving the hair and dyeing the robes constitute its mark." However, ordinary people in this defiled world can rarely cultivate and practice them. We must therefore rely on these external marks of deportment to bring luster to the bequeathed teaching. If both internal and external are lost, the destruction of the Dharma will not be long in coming. May all venerable virtues share this resolve to preserve what is in peril. As the Avataṃsaka-sūtra says: "Fully upholding the teachings of deportment can keep the Jewel of the Saṅgha unbroken." One who receives the Buddha's bequest has indeed found the right person.