若在宫室,
当愿众生,
入於圣地,
永除秽欲。
– 文殊菩萨
(华严经: 净行品11: 第6偈)
If in [a] house,*
[reflect that] ‘May sentient beings
enter of sacred ground,**
[and] forever eradicate defiled desires.’***
– Manjusri Bodhisattva
(Avatamsaka Sutra: Chapter 11 On Pure Practices: Verse 6)
* Or building
** Or the stage of enlightenment (Buddhahood)
*** From greed, hatred and delusion