諸經要集 4.8

4.8

As the Mañjuśrīparipṛcchā-sūtra says: The Buddha told Mañjuśrī, "None of the various merits equal the aspiration to leave the household. Why is this? Because living at home involves immeasurable faults and perils, while leaving the household brings immeasurable merit. Living at home has obstacles; leaving the household is without obstacles. Living at home is a place of defilement; leaving the household is a place free of defilement. Living at home drowns in the mire of desire; leaving the household emerges from the mire of desire. Living at home follows the ways of the foolish; leaving the household stays far from the ways of the foolish. Living at home does not attain right livelihood; leaving the household attains right livelihood. Living at home is a place of sorrow, grief, and affliction; leaving the household is a place of joy. Living at home is a place of bondage; leaving the household is a place of liberation. Living at home is a place of harm; leaving the household is a place free of harm. Living at home has the suffering of craving gain; leaving the household is free from the suffering of craving gain. Living at home is a place of turmoil; leaving the household is a place of tranquility. Living at home is a base and lowly state; leaving the household is a high and superior state. Living at home is burned by afflictions; leaving the household extinguishes the fire of afflictions. Living at home is always for the sake of others; leaving the household is always for oneself. Living at home takes suffering as pleasure; leaving the household takes renunciation as pleasure. Living at home increases thorns; leaving the household can extinguish thorns. Living at home accomplishes minor dharmas; leaving the household accomplishes the Great Dharma. Living at home lacks the application of the Dharma; leaving the household has the application of the Dharma. Living at home is reviled by the three vehicles; leaving the household is praised by the three vehicles. Living at home knows no contentment; leaving the household is always content. Living at home is loved by the Demon King; leaving the household causes the demon to be terrified. Living at home has much heedlessness; leaving the household has no heedlessness. Living at home makes one a servant to others; leaving the household makes one the master of servants. Living at home is a place of darkness; leaving the household is a place of light. Living at home is a place where arrogance increases; leaving the household is a place where arrogance is eliminated. Living at home brings little reward; leaving the household brings great reward. Living at home involves much flattery and deceit; leaving the household has an upright and straightforward mind. Living at home always holds grief and suffering; leaving the household always harbors joy and ease. Living at home is a method of deceit; leaving the household is the method of true tranquility. Living at home has much distraction; leaving the household has no distraction. Living at home is a place of transmigration; leaving the household is not a place of transmigration. Living at home is like poison; leaving the household is like ambrosia. Living at home loses internal contemplation; leaving the household attains internal contemplation. Living at home has nowhere to take refuge; leaving the household has a place of refuge. Living at home has much wrath; leaving the household practices much loving-kindness and compassion. Living at home carries a heavy burden; leaving the household puts down the heavy burden. Living at home incurs offenses; leaving the household is free from offenses. Living at home transmigrates in saṃsāra; leaving the household sets a limit to it. Living at home regards material wealth as a jewel; leaving the household regards merit as a jewel. Living at home drifts along with the flow of saṃsāra; leaving the household swims against the current of saṃsāra. Living at home is an ocean of afflictions; leaving the household is a great ferryboat. Living at home is bound by fetters; leaving the household is freed from fetters. Living at home is admonished by kings; leaving the household is instructed by the Buddha-Dharma. Living at home finds companions easily; leaving the household finds companions with difficulty. Living at home considers harming superior; leaving the household considers gathering in [with kindness] superior. Living at home increases afflictions; leaving the household departs from afflictions. Living at home is like dwelling in a forest of thorns; leaving the household is emerging from the forest of thorns. Mañjuśrī, even if I were to criticize living at home and praise leaving the household with words that fill empty space, my exposition would still be inexhaustible. This refers to the faults of living at home and the merits of leaving the household."