諸經要集 20.90

20.90

如四分律云。凡欲入眾當具五法。一應以慈心。二應自卑下如拭塵巾。三應知坐起法。若見上座不應安坐。若見下座不應起立。四彼至僧中。不為雜說談世俗事。若自說若請他說。五若見僧中不可事。心不安忍。應作默然住之。故智度論云。佛聖弟子住和合故。有二種法。一賢聖語。二賢聖默（今見齋會之處。後生前到已得上妙之處若見上座老師來都不起迎逆遜讓坐處污法之深寔由年少復見向他貴勝之家。或經新喪重孝。或為考妣遠忌在會道俗放情歡笑喧亂大眾豈免俗譏高僧之類矣）。

As the Dharmaguptaka-vinaya states: “Whenever one wishes to enter the assembly, one should be equipped with five dharmas. First, one should act with a mind of loving-kindness. Second, one should humble oneself like a dust-cloth. Third, one should know the rules of sitting and rising: if one sees a senior monk (sthavira), one should not sit comfortably; if one sees a junior monk, one should not rise to stand. Fourth, when going into the monastic Saṃgha, one must not engage in miscellaneous talk discussing worldly affairs, whether speaking oneself or inviting another to speak. Fifth, if one sees something improper in the Saṃgha and one’s mind cannot bear it, one should remain silent and abide so.” Thus the *Dāzhidulun* states: “Because the holy disciples of the Buddha dwell in harmony, there are two kinds of dharmas: first, noble speech; second, noble silence.” (Nowadays, one sees at vegetarian feasts that younger monks arrive first and take superior seats; if they see a senior teacher arrive, they do not rise to welcome them at all or humbly yield their seats. Such deep defilement of the Dharma truly stems from the youth. Furthermore, one sees people visiting the homes of the noble and prominent, where a recent bereavement is in deep mourning, or at memorial services for deceased parents; the monastics and laity present at the gathering give free rein to merriment and laughter, creating clamor and disorder among the great assembly. How can they avoid the worldly mockery directed toward eminent monks?)