皆以童子出家而为沙弥 (皆以童子出家而為沙彌) jiē yǐ tóngzǐ chūjiā ér wèi shāmí

jiē yǐ tóngzǐ chūjiā ér wèi shāmí phrase the youths [...] left home to lead the vagrant life of mendicants
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Notes: Parallel, Sanskrit equivalent: kumārabhūtā eva samānāḥ śraddhayā agārādanāgārikāṃ pravrajitāḥ; from the 妙法蓮華經 “Lotus Sutra” (Braarvig 2020, ch. 7; Hurvitz 2009, p. 144; Kern tr. 1884, ch. 7; Vaidya 1960, p. 117; T 262, Scroll 3, 9.0025a01)