“When I have entered Nirvana, a bhiksu who is perfect in the deportment of a bhiksu, and who remains in compliance with the Wonderful Dharma, may come across one who transgresses. If this bhiksu departs, rebukes, censures, or corrects such evil-doer, he will be blessed with a weal which one cannot measure or conceive. Oh good man! To illustrate: there is a tyrant king who does evil deeds, and happens to suffer very seriously from an illness. The king of a neighboring country, hearing this, mobilizes the army to conquer your country. At this time, the king, having no power to resist attack, repents, tries to do good, and thus the weal of the king of this neighboring country becomes incalculable. The same goes with the bhiksu who is observer of the precepts. If he moves away or rebukes those who act against the Dharma, and makes them do good, an incalculable wealth will be his. Oh good man! As an illustration: in the fields and around the house where a rich man dwells, grow many weeds and poisonous tree. Seeing this, he fells all of them, leaving no one. Or when white hairs appear on the head of a young person, it feels ashamed of them, cuts them off and does not allow his hair grows long. The same is the case with a bhiksu who is observer of the precepts. If he sees any persons who breaks the precepts and transgresses against the Wonderful Dharma, he should move away, rebuke or censure such persons. If a good bhiksu, seeing those who transgress against Dharma, does not move away, rebuke or censure such persons, know that this bhiksu is an enemy of the Buddhist teachings. If he moves away, rebuke or censure such persons, he is my disciple, a true disciple."
Read More on the Nirvana Sutra, Chapter 4 - On Long Life.
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