[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) › 3.18 # 禪林寶訓 3.18 禪林寶訓 3.18 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [3.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2022.3.18) 死心新和尚曰。秀圓通嘗言。自不能正而欲正他人者。謂之失德。自不能恭而欲恭他人者。謂之悖禮。夫為善知識失德悖禮。將何以垂範後乎（與靈源書）。 > Sixin Xin Hechang said: "Xiu Yuantong once said, 'To be unable to rectify oneself and yet wish to rectify others is called a loss of virtue. To be unable to be reverent oneself and yet wish to show reverence to others is called a transgression against propriety.' Now, for a kalyāṇamitra to lose virtue and transgress against propriety—how can he leave a model for posterity?" (Letter to Lingyuan) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 3.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2022.3.17) - [Next: 3.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2022.3.19) - [Up: 3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2022.3) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2022~en-mt.3.18) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2022.3.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2022.3.18) · Pramāṇa