[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [Taishō Tripiṭaka (Chinese Buddhist canon)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho) › [四分律行事鈔資持記](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1805) › 1.580 # 四分律行事鈔資持記 1.580 四分律行事鈔資持記 1.580 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.580](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1805.1.580) 僧宗事多如網，此篇五門如綱；用此五者，如提其綱，則餘網目無有不正；從喻為題，以彰正要。住持攝眾，舍此何為？仰夫聖教昭彰，遵之甚易；但以人非清正，舉之或難；有教無施，可用長歎。 > The affairs of the ancestral tradition of the Saṃgha are numerous, like a net; the five gateways of this chapter are like the head-rope of the net. Using these five is like lifting the head-rope: then none of the other meshes of the net will fail to be straight. The title is taken from this metaphor to manifest what is correct and essential. In maintaining \[the Dharma\] and gathering the assembly, what else could one do if this were abandoned? Reverently looking upon the sacred teachings, they are clear and evident, and following them is very easy; yet because people are not pure and upright, raising them up may be difficult. To have the teachings but not implement them can truly be a cause for long sighs! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.579](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1805.1.579) - [Next: 1.581](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1805.1.581) - [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1805.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1805~en-mt.1.580) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1805.1.580](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1805.1.580) · Pramāṇa