葷くん酒しゅ山さん門もんに入いるを許ゆるさず

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no pungent vegetables or alcohol allowed inside the temple

A Buddhist proverb warning against bringing worldly desires or impurities into a sacred space. Often used metaphorically to mean that one should not bring distractions or vices into a place of learning or discipline.

• 禅ぜん寺でらの門もん前ぜんには「葷くん酒しゅ山さん門もんに入いるを許ゆるさず」と書かかれた石せき碑ひが立たっている。

  At the gate of the Zen temple stands a stone monument inscribed with 'No pungent vegetables or alcohol allowed inside the temple.'