[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) › 2.29 # 禪林寶訓 2.29 禪林寶訓 2.29 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [2.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2022.2.29) 靈源曰。東山師兄天資特異語默中度。尋常出示語句。其理自勝。諸方欲效之不詭俗。則淫陋終莫能及。求於古人中亦不可得。然猶謙光導物不啻饑渴。嘗曰。我無法寧克勤諸子。真法門中罪人矣。 > Lingyuan said, "My elder Dharma-brother Dongshan was uniquely endowed by nature; his speech and silence were in accord with the proper measure. When he ordinarily gave forth statements and phrases, their principle was naturally superior. When those in various regions wished to emulate him, if they did not resort to strange, worldly expressions, they were vulgar and crude, and ultimately none could equal him. Even seeking among the ancients, one could not find his match. Yet he still guided living beings with a humble radiance, no less intensely than hunger or thirst. He once said, 'I have no Dharma to give to Keqin and the other sons; I am truly a sinner in the Dharma gate.'" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2022.2.28) - [Next: 2.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2022.2.30) - [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.2.29) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2022.2.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2022.2.29) · Pramāṇa