[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) › 2.12 # 禪林寶訓 2.12 禪林寶訓 2.12 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [2.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2022.2.12) 靈源清和尚住舒州太平。每見佛眼臨眾周密不甚失事。因問其要。佛眼曰。用事寧失於寬勿失於急。寧失於略勿失於詳。急則不可捄詳則無所容。當持之於中道。待之以含緩。庶幾為臨眾行事之法也（拾遺）。 > When the Venerable Lingyuan Qing resided at Taiping in Shuzhou, he observed that Foyan's governance of the community was thorough and meticulous, seldom failing in any affair. He therefore asked him about the essentials. Foyan said: "In managing affairs, it is better to err on the side of leniency than urgency; better to err on the side of brevity than scrutiny. If one is too urgent, it cannot be remedied; if one is too scrutinizing, there will be room for nothing. One should maintain the middle path and treat things with patience and moderation. This should serve as the method for presiding over the community and conducting affairs."' (\*Shiyi\*). > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2022.2.11) - [Next: 2.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2022.2.13) - [Up: 2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2022.2) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2022~en-mt.2.12) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2022.2.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2022.2.12) · Pramāṇa