緇門警訓 2.49

2.49

Now, as for śramaṇas and disciples of the Śākya clan, being lofty and sublime is their fundamental aim. / Having already severed conditioned connections, it is proper to abide in simplicity and detachment. / Severing the affections and love of father and mother, / Relinquishing the etiquette and ceremonies of ruler and minister, / They shave their hair, dye their robes, hold the towel, and carry the bowl. / Treading the path that transcends the worldly dust, / Ascending the stairs to enter sagehood, / Clean and white as frost, pure and spotless like snow, / Dragon-spirits venerate them, and ghosts and specters submit to them. / Applying the mind with single-minded focus to repay the profound kindness of the Buddha, / Only then will the parents who gave birth to this body partake of the benefit. / How could one be permitted to associate intimately with disciples and chase after companions, / Occupying oneself with holding the brush and inkstone, galloping in literary compositions, / Trivializing oneself for fame and gain, restlessly rushing toward the worldly dust, / Giving no thought to the precepts and rules, and destroying one's dignified demeanor? / Taking the ease of a single lifetime / Creates the hardships of ten thousand kalpas. / If one studies like this, in vain is one called a disciple of the Śākya clan.