法苑珠林 30.18

30.18

Furthermore, the Candragarbha-sūtra of the Mahāsaṃnipāta says: 'If there are sentient beings who rely solely on reading and reciting in wishing to seek anuttarā-samyak-saṃbodhi, these people mostly delight in clinging to the worldly. Because of worldly affairs, they cannot even subdue the defilements of their own minds; how could they subdue the defilements of others? Good sons, those who delight in and cling to reading and reciting while seeking bodhi will develop jealousy, seek fame and profit, become proud and rely on themselves, and slight and disparage others. They cannot even attain the wholesome roots of the desire realm, how much less could they attain any of the wholesome roots of the form or formless realms?'