若见沙门， 当愿众生，
调柔寂静，毕竟第一。
见婆罗门，当愿众生，
永持梵行，离一切恶。
– 文殊菩萨
(华严经: 净行品: 第90-91偈)
If seeing Sramanas,
[reflect that] ‘May sentient beings,
be harmoniously gentle and tranquil,*
ultimately [accomplishing the] foremost.’**
Seeing Brahmins,
[reflect that] ‘May sentient beings,
always uphold pure practices,***
[to] depart from all evil.’****
– Manjusri Bodhisattva
(Avatamsaka Sutra: Chapter 11 On Pure Practices: Verse 90-91)
* or tranquil
** of Buddhahood
*** free from sensual (and sexual) desires
**** from greed, hatred and delusion
