[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) › 3.46 # 集沙門不應拜俗等事 3.46 集沙門不應拜俗等事 3.46 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [3.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2108.3.46) 竊以。朝庭之敘肅敬為先。生育之恩色養為重。釋老二教今悉反之。抗禮於帝王。受敬於父母。而優容自昔迄乎今代。源其深致蓋有以然。諒由剔髮有異於冠冕。袈裟無取於章服。出家之人敬法捨俗。豈拘朝庭之禮。至於玄教清虛道風遐曠。高尚其事不屈王侯。帝王有所不臣。蓋此之謂。國家既存其道。所以不屈其身。望准前章無違舊貫。謹議。 > I have observed that in the order of the court, reverence and respect come first, and for the grace of birth and upbringing, serving parents with pleasant countenance is weightiest. The two teachings of Śākya and Laozi nowadays run entirely counter to this: they stand on equal terms with emperors and kings, and receive respect from fathers and mothers. Yet indulgence has been shown to them from antiquity down to the present age; examining its deep cause, there is indeed a reason for it. This is truly because shaving the head is distinct from wearing caps and crowns, and the kāṣāya has nothing in common with formal court garments. Those who have renounced the household revere the Dharma and abandon the mundane; how could they be constrained by the etiquette of the court? As for the Xuan teaching, it is pure, void, and its Daoist wind is far-reaching and spacious; holding their pursuit aloft, they do not bend before kings and marquises. When it is said that emperors and kings do not treat some as subjects, it refers precisely to this. Since the state already preserves their Way, it therefore does not bend their persons. We hope that following the previous statutes, there will be no departure from ancient custom. Respectfully submitted. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 3.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2108.3.45) - [Next: 3.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2108.3.47) - [Up: 3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2108.3) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2108~en-mt.3.46) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2108.3.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2108.3.46) · Pramāṇa