諸經要集 9.10

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9.10

Therefore, one must truly benefit sentient beings: first tame oneself and only then teach others. One must be free from the fault of scant learning, free from the fault of regression in practice, free from the fault of distraction, free from the fault of arrogance, free from the fault of inverted views, free from the fault of greed, free from the fault of dveṣa, free from the fault of wrong conduct, free from the fault of attachment to the self, and free from the fault of inferior practice. One who is endowed with these ten dharmas is called a good spiritual friend. Therefore, a verse in the Zhuangyan lun (Mahāyānasūtrālaṃkāra) says:

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諸經要集 — Classical Chinese