[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) › [法演禪師語錄](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1995) › 1.62 # 法演禪師語錄 1.62 法演禪師語錄 1.62 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1995.1.62) 上堂云：「撮土為金猶容易，變金為土却還難，轉凡成聖猶容易，轉聖成凡却甚難。何故？誰肯屈尊就卑。且道不凡不聖一句作麼生道？」乃云：「不得教壞人家男女。」 > Ascending the hall, he said: "Pinching earth into gold is still easy; changing gold into earth is on the contrary difficult. Transforming the ordinary into the noble is still easy; transforming the noble into the ordinary is on the contrary very difficult. Why? Who is willing to humble their honor and condescend to the lowly? But tell me, how do you say a phrase that is neither ordinary nor noble?" He then said, "One must not corrupt other people's sons and daughters." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1995.1.61) - [Next: 1.63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1995.1.63) - [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1995.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1995~en-mt.1.62) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1995.1.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1995.1.62) · Pramāṇa