大小便时,
当愿众生,
弃贪瞋痴,
蠲除罪法。
– 文殊菩萨
(华严经: 净行品: 第42偈)
When defecating and urinating,
[reflect that] ‘May sentient beings
discard greed, hatred and delusion,
dispose and eradicate transgressive phenomena.’*
– Manjusri Bodhisattva
(Avatamsaka Sutra: Chapter 11 On Pure Practices: Verse 42)
* created with body, speech and mind