[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) › [法苑珠林](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122) › 22.7 # 法苑珠林 22.7 法苑珠林 22.7 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [22.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.22.7) 如文殊問經云。佛告文殊師利。一切諸功德不與出家心等。何以故。住家者無量過患故。出家者無量功德故。住家有障礙。出家者無障礙。住家者行諸惡法。出家者離諸惡法。住家者是塵垢處。出家者除塵垢處。住家者溺欲淤泥。出家者出欲淤泥。住家者隨愚人法。出家者遠愚人法。住家者不得正命。出家者得其正命。住家者是憂悲惱處。出家者是歡喜處。住家者是結縛處。出家者是解脫處。住家者是傷害處。出家者非傷害處。住家者有貪利樂。出家者無貪利樂。住家者是憒鬧處。出家者是寂靜處。住家者是下賤處。出家者是高勝處。住家者為煩惱所燒。出家者滅煩惱火。住家者常為他人。出家者常為自身。住家者以苦為樂。出家者出離為樂。住家者增長棘刺。出家者能滅棘刺。住家者成就小法。出家者成就大法。住家者無法用。出家者有法用。住家者為三乘毀訾。出家者為三乘稱歎。住家者不知足。出家者常知足。住家者魔王愛念。出家者令魔恐怖。住家者多放逸。出家者無放逸。住家者為人僕使。出家者為僕使主。住家者是黑暗處。出家者是光明處。住家者增長憍慢。出家者滅憍慢處。住家者少果報出家者多果報。住家者多諂曲。出家者心質直。住家者常有憂苦。出家者常懷喜樂。住家者是欺誑法。出家者是真實法。住家者多散亂。出家者無散亂。住家者是流轉處。出家者非流轉處。住家者如毒藥。出家者如甘露。住家者失內思惟。出家者得內思惟。住家者無歸依處。出家者有歸依處。住家者多有瞋恚。出家者多行慈悲。住家者有重擔。出家者捨重擔。住家者有罪過。出家者無罪過。住家者流轉生死。出家者有其齊限。住家者以財物為寶。出家者以功德為寶。住家者隨流生死。出家者逆流生死。住家者是煩惱大海。出家者是大舟航。住家者為纏所縛。出家者離於纏縛。住家者為國王教誡。出家者為佛法教誡。住家者伴侶易得。出家者伴侶難得。住家者傷害為勝。出家者攝受為勝。住家者增長煩惱。出家者出離煩惱。住家者如刺林。出家者出刺林。文殊師利。若我毀訾住家讚歎出家。言滿虛空說猶無盡。此謂住家過患出家功德。 > As stated in the Sūtra of Mañjuśrī's Questions, the Buddha told Mañjuśrī: "All merits do not equal the mind of leaving the household life. Why is this? Because living in the household entails boundless faults and afflictions, while leaving the household life entails boundless merits. Living in the household has obstacles; leaving the household life is free of obstacles. Those who live in the household practice all evil dharmas; those who leave the household life abandon all evil dharmas. Living in the household is a place of dust and defilement; leaving the household life is where dust and defilement are eradicated. Those who live in the household drown in the mire of desire; those who leave the household life emerge from the mire of desire. Those who live in the household follow the ways of foolish persons; those who leave the household life distance themselves from the ways of foolish persons. Those who live in the household do not attain right livelihood; those who leave the household life attain their right livelihood. Living in the household is a place of sorrow, grief, and affliction; leaving the household life is a place of joy. Living in the household is a place of bondage; leaving the household life is a place of liberation. Living in the household is a place of harm; leaving the household life is not a place of harm. Those who live in the household harbor greed for profit and pleasure; those who leave the household life harbor no greed for profit and pleasure. Living in the household is a place of clamor and tumult; leaving the household life is a place of tranquility. Living in the household is a low and wretched station; leaving the household life is a lofty and supreme station. Those who live in the household are burned by defilements; those who leave the household life extinguish the fire of defilements. Those who live in the household constantly act for others; those who leave the household life constantly act for their own true self. Those who live in the household take suffering as pleasure; those who leave the household life take renunciation as pleasure. Those who live in the household multiply thorns and briars; those who leave the household life are able to eradicate thorns and briars. Those who live in the household accomplish petty dharmas; those who leave the household life accomplish great dharmas. Those who live in the household lack the function of the Dharma; those who leave the household life possess the function of the Dharma. Those who live in the household are disparaged by the three vehicles; those who leave the household life are praised by the three vehicles. Those who live in the household know no contentment; those who leave the household life are constantly content. Those who live in the household are cherished by the Demon King; those who leave the household life cause the demons to be terrified. Those who live in the household are often heedless; those who leave the household life are free of heedlessness. Those who live in the household are servants to others; those who leave the household life are masters of servants. Living in the household is a place of darkness; leaving the household life is a place of radiance. Living in the household increases arrogance; leaving the household life is the place where arrogance is eliminated. Those who live in the household reap meager retributions; those who leave the household life reap abundant retributions. Those who live in the household are often deceitful and crooked; those who leave the household life have an upright and straightforward mind. Those who live in the household constantly harbor anxiety and suffering; those who leave the household life constantly cherish joy and bliss. Living in the household is a deceptive dharma; leaving the household life is a true and real dharma. Those who live in the household have much distraction; those who leave the household life have no distraction. Living in the household is a place of transmigration; leaving the household life is not a place of transmigration. Living in the household is like poison; leaving the household life is like nectar. Those who live in the household lose internal contemplation; those who leave the household life attain internal contemplation. Those who live in the household have no place of refuge; those who leave the household life have a place of refuge. Those who live in the household have much anger; those who leave the household life practice much loving-kindness and compassion. Those who live in the household carry a heavy burden; those who leave the household life lay down the heavy burden. Those who live in the household have transgressions; those who leave the household life are free of transgressions. Those who live in the household transmigrate in birth and death; those who leave the household life reach an end to it. Those who live in the household regard material wealth as a treasure; those who leave the household life regard merit as a treasure. Those who live in the household drift along with the flow of birth and death; those who leave the household life swim against the flow of birth and death. Living in the household is an ocean of defilement; leaving the household life is a great ferryboat. Those who live in the household are bound by fetters; those who leave the household life are freed from fetters. Those who live in the household are disciplined by kings; those who leave the household life are disciplined by the Buddha's Dharma. For those who live in the household, companions are easy to find; for those who leave the household life, companions are difficult to find. For those who live in the household, inflicting harm is valued; for those who leave the household life, gathering and protecting others is valued. Those who live in the household increase defilement; those who leave the household life escape defilement. Living in the household is like a forest of thorns; leaving the household life is emerging from a forest of thorns. Mañjuśrī, even if I were to disparage living in the household and praise leaving the household life until my words filled space, I would still never exhaust them." Such are the faults of living in the household and the merits of leaving the household life. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 22.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.22.6) - [Next: 22.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.22.8) - [Up: 22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.22) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122~en-mt.22.7) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.22.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.22.7) · Pramāṇa