[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [Taishō Tripiṭaka (Chinese Buddhist canon)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho) › [緇門警訓](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2023) › 2.36 # 緇門警訓 2.36 緇門警訓 2.36 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [2.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2023.2.36) 卿已出家不可自寬。形雖鄙陋使行可觀。衣服雖麁坐起令端。 飲食雖疎出言可飡。夏則忍熱冬則忍寒。 能自守節不飲盜泉。不肖之供足不妄前。 久處私室如臨至尊。學雖不多可齊上賢。 如是出家足報二親。宗族知識一切蒙恩。 今故誡汝宜各自敦。 > You have already left home; you must not indulge yourself. / Though your appearance may be rustic and base, let your conduct be worthy of regard; / Though your robes may be coarse, let your sitting and rising be dignified; / Though your food and drink may be meager, let the words you speak be wholesome sustenance; / In summer, endure the heat; in winter, endure the cold. / Be able to maintain your integrity, not drinking from the Thieving Spring; / Before the offerings of the unworthy, let your feet not rashly advance. / Even when dwelling long in a private room, act as if facing the Supreme Lord; / Though your learning may not be vast, you can equal the superior worthies. / Leaving home in this manner is fully sufficient to repay your two parents; / Your kin, clan, and acquaintances will all receive the benefit. / Now, therefore, I admonish you: you should each exert yourselves. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2023.2.35) - [Next: 2.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2023.2.37) - [Up: 2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2023.2) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2023~en-mt.2.36) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [釋門自鏡錄](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2083.2.96) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2023.2.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2023.2.36) · Pramāṇa