新受戒比丘六念五觀法(并序)
The Six Recollections and Five Contemplations for Newly Ordained Monks
沙門釋 允堪 撰錄
Monk Shi Yünkan compiled and recorded
夫釋之設律教也猶儒之有禮制焉禮不備君子謂之不成人律不遵沙門謂之無發足脩斯二者儒可得矣釋可得矣今上皇帝昔受佛記歲度緇伍常欲使能仁之道與夫周孔之教皆布護於天下也圓顱方服之徒又安可弗慎於厥德弗勵於清修乎且六念五觀者實苾芻日用之常軌也或始登具棄而不奉者往往有之矣或專於誦語而不本其義者亦有之矣嘻苟於此不了脫至皓首誠恐涉道太遠哉繇是憑南山行事採掇正教一為注焉俾新學之流無困躓於發足耳。
When the Buddha established the monastic precepts, it was like the ritual system of the Confucians. The Confucians say that without complete ritual, a person cannot be considered fully formed. In the same way, monks who do not follow the precepts are said to have no starting point for their practice. If you cultivate both of these, you can attain the Confucian way and the Buddhist way alike. The current emperor, having received the Buddha's prophecy in times past, ordains monks every year and constantly wishes to spread both the teaching of the Buddha and the teachings of the Duke of Zhou and Confucius throughout the world. How then could those with shaven heads and monk's robes fail to be careful in their virtue and diligent in pure practice? Moreover, the six recollections and five contemplations are the daily routine of a monk. Yet some, from the very moment they receive full ordination, abandon them without observance — this happens often. And some devote themselves solely to reciting the words without understanding their meaning — this happens too. Alas, if one does not understand these things and remains in the dark until one's hair turns white, I truly fear one has strayed far from the Path. Therefore, relying on the disciplinary tradition of Mount Zhongnan, I have gathered the orthodox teachings and provided annotations, so that newcomers to practice need not stumble at the very beginning.