[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) › 2.36 # 禪林寶訓 2.36 禪林寶訓 2.36 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [2.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2022.2.36) 圓悟謂元布袋曰。凡稱長老之職助宣佛化。常思以利濟為心。行之而無矜。則所及者廣所濟者眾。然一有矜己逞能之心。則僥倖之念起。而不肖之心生矣（雙林石刻）。 > Yuanwu said to Yuan Budai, "Whenever one assumes the office of elder to assist in proclaiming the Buddha's transformation, one must constantly think of taking benefiting and aiding \[others\] as one's mind. If one practices this without boastfulness, then those reached will be broad and those aided will be numerous. But once there is a mind of boasting of oneself and flaunting one's abilities, then thoughts of opportunistic gain arise, and an unworthy mind is born." (\*Stone Inscription of Shuanglin\*) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2022.2.35) - [Next: 2.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2022.2.37) - [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.2.36) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2022.2.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2022.2.36) · Pramāṇa