[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) › 5.36 # 集沙門不應拜俗等事 5.36 集沙門不應拜俗等事 5.36 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [5.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2108.5.36) 愛敬之道。義極於君親。恭和之德。事昭乎釋老。豈有生因覆載。將抗禮於人天。質稟髮膚。遂齊尊於父母。眷言方外。未離天地之間。顧惟俗表。尚處閻浮之域（事如司衛寺議中彈）而為不拜天子。類嚴遵之不臣。長揖至親。似宋人之名母。何以津梁品彙導引凡庶。聖智之教豈至於斯（彈曰。易稱籍用白茅。又云。巽在床下紛若之吉乃為無咎。未有抑令致拜。復曰。津梁尊而辱之何以去取）奉　勅議聞。伏請令拜。謹議。 > The way of love and reverence finds its ultimate principle in the ruler and parents. The virtue of respectful harmony is brilliantly manifest in the teachings of Śākya and Laozi. How could one, given life through the cover of Heaven and support of Earth, contend in etiquette with gods and men, or, having received one's physical form, hair, and skin \[from them\], make oneself equal in honor to one's parents? Looking at what is beyond the realm, one has not yet departed from the space between Heaven and Earth; considering the sphere beyond the mundane, one still dwells within the realm of Jambudvīpa. (This matter is as critiqued in the memorial of the Court of the Imperial Guards.) Yet, by not bowing to the Son of Heaven, they resemble Yan Zun in declining vassalage; by making a deep bow with clasped hands to their closest kin, they are like the man of Song who called his mother by name. How can this serve as a bridge for all living categories, or guide the common masses? Could the teachings of the holy and wise ever come to this? (Critique: The Book of Changes states: "Using white reeds for a mat." It also states: "Submissiveness beneath the bed; profusely auspicious, then it will be without fault." Never has there been an instance of coercing them to bow while simultaneously saying, "Be a bridge." If you honor them and yet humiliate them, how is one to choose?) Having received the imperial edict to deliberate and report, we prostrate and request that they be ordered to bow. Respectfully submitted. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2108.5.35) - [Next: 5.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2108.5.37) - [Up: 5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2108.5) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2108~en-mt.5.36) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2108.5.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2108.5.36) · Pramāṇa