[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) › 7.9 # 緇門警訓 7.9 緇門警訓 7.9 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [7.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2023.7.9) 咨爾童行聽子誡云。高以下基。洪由纖起。古今賢聖莫不由斯。儒宗頗多釋氏尤甚。茲不繁引。略舉二三。虞夏至尊尚曾歷試。可能二祖猶服勤勞。一念因真千生果實。若其濫服終無所成。任是毀形徒增黑業。爾等童耋今各顓誠。履實踐真無隨流俗。處清淨地生難遭心。見佛逢僧克勤敬慕。如能反責可謂丈夫。施主交肩宜先祇楫。同衣相見莫後和南。夕火晨香常常勿懈。齋餐蚤粥念念興慚。當直殿堂供過寮舍。宜勤拂拭無怠應承。進止威儀上流是則。言默要道下輩休詢。貝葉固合精通。墳典尤宜博學。稍知今古。方解為人。若似啞羊。出家何益。如來未成佛果。文武兼能。永嘉才作人師。宗說俱備。晞顏晞驥子雲有言。誦帚誦苕釋尊無誤。各須努力莫謾因循。立志堅高不墮凡地。故經云。立志如高山。種德若深海。如斯苦口期。汝為人報答。佛祖莫大恩。拔濟眾生無量苦。日日如是不愧自心。頌曰。 > Ah, you postulants, listen to my admonitions! The high takes the low as its foundation; the vast arises from the subtle. From antiquity to the present, none among the sages and worthies have not proceeded from this. This is abundantly so in the Confucian tradition, and all the more so among the followers of Śākya. Without citing copiously here, let me briefly raise two or three examples: the supreme sovereigns of Yu and Xia still once underwent trials; and the Second Patriarch, who was fully capable, still performed strenuous labor. When a single thought's cause is true, the fruit of a thousand lives is real. If you don the robes without warrant, you will ultimately accomplish nothing; and even if you shave your head and change your form, you will only vainly increase your black karma. You young and old now must each be devoted and sincere, walk firmly upon the real and practice the true, and not drift with the common vulgarity. Residing in a pure place, give rise to the thought that it is difficult to encounter. When seeing the Buddha or meeting a monk, be thoroughly diligent in reverence and admiration. If you can reflect upon and reproach yourself, you may be called a true person. When passing shoulder to shoulder with a donor, you should be the first to bow and salute. When meeting fellow wearers of the robes, do not be the second to make a respectful prostration. In evening fire and morning incense, always be without slackness; at the midday meal and early congee, in every thought arouse shame. When on duty in the hall or serving in the dormitories, you should diligently wipe and sweep, without negligence in attending to your duties. In advancing and halting with dignified comportment, let the superior ones be your model; regarding the essential path of speech and silence, do not consult inferiors. While you must surely master the palm-leaf scriptures, you should especially study the ancient classics widely. Only when you somewhat know past and present can you understand how to conduct yourself. If you are like a mute sheep, what benefit is there in leaving home? Before the Tathāgata achieved the fruit of buddhahood, he was capable in both cultural and martial arts; no sooner had Yongjia become a teacher of people than he was fully versed in both the lineage tenets and doctrinal teachings. As Ziyun said of aspiring to Yan Hui and aspiring to swift steeds: when chanting 'broom' and chanting 'sweep', the Bhagavat made no mistake. You must each exert effort and not deceitfully follow bad routines. Set your aspiration firmly and high, not falling to the mundane level. Thus the sūtra says: 'Set your aspiration like a high mountain; plant virtue like a deep sea.' With such earnest and bitter words, I expect you to become true men to repay the supreme great kindness of the Buddhas and patriarchs, and rescue sentient beings from immeasurable suffering. To be like this day after day is to have no shame in your own mind. The eulogy says: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 7.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2023.7.8) - [Next: 7.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2023.7.10) - [Up: 7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2023.7) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2023~en-mt.7.9) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2023.7.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2023.7.9) · Pramāṇa