萬善同歸集 2.81

2.81

「或懷慚抱愧，常生慶幸之心；識分知恩，恒起報酬之想。《雜阿含經》云：『爾時世尊，告諸比丘：「有二淨法，能護世間。何等為二？所謂慚、愧。假使世間，無此二淨法者，世間亦不知有父母、兄弟、姊妹、妻子、宗親、師長、尊卑之緒，顛倒混亂，如畜生趣。即說偈言：『世間若無有，慚、愧二法者，違越清淨道，向生老病死；世間若成就，慚、愧二法者，增長清淨道，永關生死門。』」』

Or feeling shame and harboring remorse, one constantly gives rise to a sense of rejoicing; recognizing one's lot and knowing gratitude, one ever generates the thought of repayment. The Saṃyuktāgama says: 'At that time, the World-Honoured One told the monks: "There are two pure dharmas that can protect the world. What are the two? Namely, shame (hrī) and remorse (apatrapā). If the world lacked these two pure dharmas, the world would not know of parents, brothers, sisters, wives, children, kin, teachers, elders, superiors, and inferiors; it would be inverted and chaotic, like the realm of beasts." Then he spoke a verse: / "If the world did not have / The two dharmas of shame and remorse, / It would transgress the pure path / And head toward birth, old age, sickness, and death. / If the world accomplishes / The two dharmas of shame and remorse, / It increases the pure path / And eternally closes the gate of birth and death."'