[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) › [禪林寶訓](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2022) › 1.26 # 禪林寶訓 1.26 禪林寶訓 1.26 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2022.1.26) 遠公曰。智愚賢不肖。如水火不同器。寒暑不同時。蓋素分也。賢智之士。醇懿端厚。以道德仁義是謀。發言行事。惟恐不合人情不通物理。不肖之者。姦險詐佞矜己逞能。嗜慾苟利。一切不顧。故禪林得賢者。道德修。綱紀立。遂成法席。廁一不肖者在其間。攪群亂眾中外不安。雖大智禮法縱有何用。智愚賢不肖優劣如此爾。烏得不擇焉（惠力芳和尚書）。 > Master Yuan said: "The wise and the foolish, the worthy and the unworthy, are like water and fire in different vessels, or winter and summer in different seasons—their native allotments differ. The worthy and wise are pure, refined, upright, and generous; they plan with the Way, virtue, benevolence, and righteousness. In speaking and acting, their only fear is not according with human sentiments or not comprehending the principles of things. The unworthy are treacherous, perilous, deceitful, and fawning; they boast of themselves and display their abilities; they crave desires and illicit gains, disregarding everything. Therefore, when a Chan monastery secures worthy individuals, the Way and virtue are cultivated, guidelines and order are established, and a seat of Dharma is thereby realized. If an unworthy person is mixed in among them, he stirs up the crowd, brings chaos to the assembly, and leaves inside and outside in unease. Even if there were great wisdom and the rites and rules, what use would they be? Such is the difference in superiority and inferiority between the wise and the foolish, the worthy and the unworthy. How could one not choose carefully?" (From A Letter to Venerable Fang of Huili). > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2022.1.25) - [Next: 1.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2022.1.27) - [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2022.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2022~en-mt.1.26) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2022.1.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2022.1.26) · Pramāṇa