[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) › 2.63 # 禪林寶訓 2.63 禪林寶訓 2.63 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [2.63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2022.2.63) 高菴曰。教化之大莫先道德禮義。住持人尊道德則學者尚恭敬。行禮義則學者恥貪競。住持有失容之慢。則學者有凌暴之弊。住持有動色之諍。則學者有攻鬪之禍。先聖知於未然。遂選明哲之士主於叢林。使人具瞻不喻而化。故石頭馬祖道化盛行之時。英傑之士出威儀柔嘉雍雍肅肅發言舉令。瞬目揚眉。皆可以為後世之範模者宜其然矣（與死心書）。 > Gao'an said, 'In great transformation through teaching, nothing takes precedence over the Way and virtue, ritual and righteousness. If the abbot honors the Way and virtue, students will esteem respectfulness; if he practices ritual and righteousness, students will be ashamed of greed and contention. If an abbot displays insolence that loses composure, students will have the fault of bullying and violence; if an abbot displays anger in his face during disputes, students will suffer the calamity of fighting and conflict. The ancient sages knew this before it occurred, and thus selected bright and discerning persons to preside over the monastic groves, so that people looked up to them and were transformed without need of explanation. Therefore, when the teaching of the Way by Shitou and Mazu was in full flourish, heroic and outstanding figures emerged; with gentle and fine deportment, harmonious and dignified, they issued words and gave orders; the blinking of an eye and raising of an eyebrow could all serve as models for later generations—and rightly so' (from \*A Letter to Sixin\*). > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2022.2.62) - [Next: 2.64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2022.2.64) - [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.2.63) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2022.2.63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2022.2.63) · Pramāṇa