法苑珠林 46.22

46.22

As the Saddharmasmṛtyupasthāna-sūtra states, the Bodhisattva Mayūra told the celestial host: "If a bhikṣu fears bad repute, he will keep away from all faults: namely, not entering places where women make merry and laugh; not entering taverns; not approaching those who sell liquor; not speaking with them; not approaching drunkards, nor speaking with them; not approaching thieves; not approaching those who have previously committed great evils; not approaching those who are fond of brawling; not approaching malicious people who harbor venom; not approaching practitioners who frequently abandon the path; not approaching gamblers; not approaching musicians and actors; not approaching children; not approaching those bound by female charms; not approaching frivolous and hasty people; not approaching those who do not guard their speech; not approaching greedy people; not approaching deceitful merchants; not approaching those who practice dishonest trade despised by the world; not approaching those who dig rivers and ponds; not walking even a single step on the same road as paṇḍakas and women; not approaching elephant tamers; not approaching executioners; not approaching horse trainers; not approaching those of nihilistic views; not approaching those who lack the precepts. One should not be intimate with such evil people. If one associates with such people, one will certainly walk the same path. Therefore, a bhikṣu should fear bad repute, and should not walk even a single step on the same road as these people of impure karma." Then he spoke a verse: