[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) › 8.9 # 緇門警訓 8.9 緇門警訓 8.9 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [8.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2023.8.9) 出家不斷葷和酒。枉在伽藍地上行。到老心田如未淨。 菩提種子亦難生。 > If after taking pravrajyā you do not cut off meat and wine, / In vain do you walk upon the saṅghārāma's ground. / If down to old age your mind-field is not yet pure, / The seed of bodhi will also be difficult to sprout. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 8.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2023.8.8) - [Next: 8.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2023.8.10) - [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.8.9) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2023.8.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2023.8.9) · Pramāṇa