[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) › 8.4 # 緇門警訓 8.4 緇門警訓 8.4 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [8.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2023.8.4) 心猿易縱安教縱。意馬難調亦要調。到老情塵掃不盡。 出家四事恐難消。 > The mind-monkey is easily let loose; how can you let it run free? / The intention-horse is hard to tame, yet it must be tamed. / If down to old age the emotional dust is not swept away, / The four requisites of pravrajyā will be hard to consume. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 8.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2023.8.3) - [Next: 8.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2023.8.5) - [Up: 8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2023.8) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2023~en-mt.8.4) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2023.8.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2023.8.4) · Pramāṇa