[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) › [集沙門不應拜俗等事](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2108) › 1.23 # 集沙門不應拜俗等事 1.23 集沙門不應拜俗等事 1.23 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2108.1.23) 三奏　臣充等言。臣等誠雖暗蔽不通遠旨。至於乾乾。夙夜思循王度。寧苟執偏管而亂大倫耶。直以漢魏逮晉不聞異議。尊卑憲章無或暫虧也。今沙門之慎戒專然。及為其禮一而已矣。至於守戒之篤者。亡身不悋。何敢以形骸而慢禮敬哉。每見燒香祝願。必先國家。欲福祐之隆情無極已。奉上崇順出於自然。禮儀之簡。蓋是專一守法。是以先聖御世。因。而弗革也。天網恢恢疎而不失。臣等屢屢以為不令致拜於法無虧。因其所利而惠之。使賢愚莫敢不用情。則上有天覆地載之施。下有守一修善之人。謹復陳其愚淺。願蒙省察。謹啟　于時　庾氷議寢。竟不施敬。 > Third Memorial: Your servant Chong and others state: Although your servants are truly unenlightened and do not comprehend your profound intent, yet as for our earnest diligence, day and night we contemplate adhering to the royal standard. How could we recklessly cling to a partial viewpoint and disrupt the great social bonds? It is simply that from the Han and Wei down to the Jin, no divergent opinions were heard, and the codes of noble and base were never once compromised. Now, the strict observance of the precepts by śramaṇas is purely focused, and when it comes to their rituals, they are unified and singular. As for those who are devoted in observing the precepts, they do not begrudge even the loss of life; how would they dare to use their bodily frames to slight ritual reverence? Whenever we observe them burning incense and offering prayers, they invariably put the state first; their desire for the flourishing of good fortune and protection knows no bounds. Serving their superiors and venerating obedience stems from what is natural to them. The simplicity of their rites and ceremonies is precisely because of their single-minded adherence to the Dharma. Therefore, when former sages governed the world, they accommodated them and did not alter their ways. The net of Heaven is vast; though wide-meshed, it lets nothing slip through. Your servants repeatedly maintain that not requiring them to bow entails no detriment to the royal law. Benefiting them by according with what benefits them will ensure that neither the worthy nor the foolish dare fail to exert their sincerity; then above there will be the grace of Heaven covering and Earth sustaining, and below there will be people who preserve the One and cultivate goodness. Respectfully we present once more our foolish and shallow views, hoping they may receive your examination. Respectfully submitted. — At that time, Yu Bing's proposal was shelved, and \[the śramaṇas\] ultimately did not render homage. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2108.1.22) - [Next: 1.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2108.1.24) - [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2108.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2108~en-mt.1.23) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (2) - [佛祖歷代通載](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2036.6.87) — Classical Chinese - [弘明集](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2102.12.41) — 僧祐, Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2108.1.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2108.1.23) · Pramāṇa