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The characters are 守破離, they basically mean "follow" the rules, "break" the rules and "leave" the rules behind.

It works another way for stuff also, like clothing:

守る(mamoru) cherish and protect the new item.

破れる(yabureru) item tears.

離れる(hanareru) detach from trashed item.

I love the Buddhist expression “these teachings are like a raft one uses to cross the river and then discards”.