[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) › 4.5 # 集沙門不應拜俗等事 4.5 集沙門不應拜俗等事 4.5 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [4.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2108.4.5) 法本沖寂非有名言。至道希夷故無聲教。三千大千之境。小智未能揆其原。恍兮惚兮之中。巨賢無以究其理。但釋老二氏。挺大聖之姿。慧光塵外超然物表。短三衣之拂石。促四海之傾毛。談寂滅之宗。說有無之教。門開方便。演十二之因緣。導誘多途。述五千之廣說。敬順則逍遙六度。忽怠則苦海長流。故去髭髮而就桑門。釋素衣而紐緇服。冀登彼岸出此愛津。父母貴其容。王侯重其戒。此即君親道隔去俗絕塵。三百之禮不拘。五侯之位無羨。未可敦茲俗訓勵以風儀。拜首私庭稽顙公室。請循舊貫。於愚為允。謹議。 > The Dharma is fundamentally tranquil and void, not existing in words and speech; the supreme Way is indistinct and silent, therefore it has no sound or doctrine. In the realm of the trichiliocosm, small wisdom cannot fathom its source; within the elusive and indistinct, great worthies cannot exhaust its principle. However, the two lineages of Śākya and Laozi possessed the stature of great sages; their light of wisdom transcends the dust, rising high above the material realm. They shorten the brushing of the rock by the three robes and condense the dipping of the four seas on a tip of hair. They speak of the principle of extinction and preach the doctrine of existence and non-existence. Their gates open up expedient means to expound the twelve links of dependent origination; their guidance takes many paths, narrating the vast discourses of the five thousand \[words\]. If one reverently conforms, one roams freely in the six perfections; if one neglects and becomes lax, one drifts endlessly in the ocean of suffering. Therefore, shaving off beard and hair, they become śramaṇas; removing plain garments, they fasten black robes. They hope to ascend to the other shore and depart from this ford of attachment. Fathers and mothers honor their demeanor; kings and marquises respect their precepts. Here, the path of ruler and parent is sundered, and they abandon the mundane and transcend the dust. They are not constrained by the three hundred rites; they have no longing for the rank of the five ranks of nobility. They should not be pressed with these vulgar instructions or exhorted with worldly manners, bowing their heads in private courtyards and prostrating in public halls. We request that the ancient customs be followed, which to our humble minds is appropriate. Respectfully submitted. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 4.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2108.4.4) - [Next: 4.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2108.4.6) - [Up: 4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2108.4) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2108~en-mt.4.5) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2108.4.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2108.4.5) · Pramāṇa