[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) › [明覺禪師語錄](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1996) › 4.74 # 明覺禪師語錄 4.74 明覺禪師語錄 4.74 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [4.74](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1996.4.74) 師一日見二化主城中歸，問云：「儞憑箇什麼入城教化眾生？」僧云：「雖有好心，且無好報。」第二僧云：「禍不入慎家之門。」師云：「近火先燋。」 > One day the master saw two fundraising directors returning from the city and asked: "Relying on what did you enter the city to teach and transform sentient beings?" A monk said: "Although having a good intention, there is no good recompense." The second monk said: "Misfortune does not enter the gate of a prudent family." The master said: "What is close to fire scorches first." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 4.73](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1996.4.73) - [Next: 4.75](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1996.4.75) - [Up: 4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1996.4) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1996~en-mt.4.74) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1996.4.74](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1996.4.74) · Pramāṇa