法苑珠林 82.24

82.24

汝真是比丘　實是苦行者
號爾為沙門　汝實稱斯名
由汝德力故　眾伴及財寶
得免大海難　一切安隱出
汝言誓堅固　敬順佛所說
汝是大勝人　能除眾患難
我今當云何　而不加擁護
見諦能持戒　斯事不為難
凡夫不毀禁　此乃名希有
比丘處安隱　清淨自謹慎
能不毀禁戒　此亦未為難
未獲於道迹　處於大悑畏
捨己所愛命　護持佛教戒
難為而能為　此最為希有

"'You are truly a bhikṣu;
You are truly an ascetic.
Calling you a śramaṇa—
You truly match this title.
Due to the power of your virtue,
Your company of companions and their wealth and jewels
Were able to escape the calamity of the great ocean,
And all came forth in peace and safety.
Your words and vows are steadfast,
Respectfully complying with what the Buddha spoke.
You are a great, superior person,
Able to eliminate multitude of afflictions and perils.
How could I now
Not offer you protection?
To uphold the precepts when seeing the truth—
This matter is not difficult;
For an ordinary being not to break the prohibitions—
This is called rare indeed.
For a bhikṣu abiding in safety and peace,
To be pure and self-vigilant,
Being able not to break the restrictive precepts—
This too is not yet difficult.
Not yet having attained the trace of the Way,
Yet placed in great fear and terror,
To abandon the life one loves
To guard and uphold the Buddha's teachings and precepts,
Doing what is difficult to do—
This is the most rare of all.'"