受学戒时，
当愿众生，
善学于戒，
不作众恶。
— 文殊菩萨
(华严经: 净行品11: 第23偈)
When receiving [and] learning precepts,*
[reflect that] ‘May sentient beings
virtuously learn [the] precepts,
[to] not do all evils.’**
— Manjusri Bodhisattva
(Avatamsaka Sutra: Chapter 11 On Pure Practices: Verse 23)
* moral guidelines to avoid evil and do good
** arising from greed, hatred and delusion
