[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) › 3.29 # 禪林寶訓 3.29 禪林寶訓 3.29 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [3.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2022.3.29) 草堂曰。學者立身須要正當。勿使人竊議。一涉異論則終身不可立矣。昔大陽平侍者。道學為叢林推重。以處心不正。識者非之。遂致終身坎坷逮死無歸。然豈獨學者而已。為一方主人尤宜祇畏（與一書記書）。 > Caotang said: "For a practitioner to establish himself, he must be upright, so that people do not criticize him in secret. Once involved in contentious opinions, one will not be able to establish oneself for the rest of one's life. In the past, Attendant Ping of Taiyang was held in high esteem by the monastic grove for his learning in the Way. But because his mind was not upright, discerning people condemned him, leading him to face hardships all his life, with no place to turn even unto death. Yet how could this be true only for practitioners? The master of a region should be all the more reverent and cautious!" (Letter to a Certain Scribe) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 3.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2022.3.28) - [Next: 3.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2022.3.30) - [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.3.29) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2022.3.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2022.3.29) · Pramāṇa