Even Jia Baoyu in The Dream of the Red Chamber, who "gains enlightenment through love" in the end still has to succeed in the examinations and produce progeny to continue his family line before he can follow his own wishes and become a monk.
甚至「以情悟道」的賈寶玉，最後仍得考取功名，傳宗接代，才能了情出家。