[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) › [廣弘明集](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103) › 25.71 # 廣弘明集 25.71 廣弘明集 25.71 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [25.71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.25.71) 沙門崇拔言。拔聞道俗憲章形心異革。形則不拜君父。用顯出處之儀心。則敬通三大。以遵資養之重。近奉恩勅令僧不拜君王。而令拜其父母。斯則隆於愛敬之禮。闕於經典之教。僧寶存而見輕。歸戒沒而長隱。豈有君開高尚之迹。不悖佛言。臣取下拜之儀。面違聖旨。可謂放子求其福。受拜仍獲其辜。一化致疑二理矛盾。伏願請從君敬之禮。以通臣下之儀。輕黷扆旒彌增隕越。謹言。 > Śramaṇa Chongba says: Chongba has heard that the codes of the religious and the secular differ in form and mind: in form, monastics do not bow to sovereign or father, thereby manifesting the etiquette of leaving worldly life; in mind, their reverence extends to the three great elements, thereby honouring the weight of their upbringing. Recently, an imperial decree was received ordering monks not to bow to the sovereign, yet ordering them to bow to their parents. This exalts the rituals of love and respect, but is deficient concerning the teachings of the scriptures. While the Saṅgha jewel remains, it is treated with slight; while taking refuge and the precepts are lost, they are obscured for long. How could the sovereign open the path of lofty detachment without violating the Buddha's words, while subjects receive the ritual of prostrating themselves and directly contravene the sage's intent? This may be called: parents let their sons go to seek blessings, yet receiving their obeisance, they incur fault instead. One governance brings doubts, and two principles contradict each other. We humbly pray that the court follow the protocol of reverence toward the sovereign to extend to the etiquette of his subjects. Presumptuously troubling Your Majesty's presence, our trepidation mounts further. Respectfully spoken. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 25.70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.25.70) - [Next: 25.72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.25.72) - [Up: 25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.25) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103~en-mt.25.71) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [集沙門不應拜俗等事](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2108.6.39) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.25.71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.25.71) · Pramāṇa