[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) › 4.34 # 禪林寶訓 4.34 禪林寶訓 4.34 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [4.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2022.4.34) 密菴傑和尚曰。叢林興衰在於禮法。學者美惡在乎俗習。使古之人巢居穴處㵎飲木食行之於今時。則不可也。使今之人豐衣文采飯粱囓肥行之於古時。亦不可也。安有他哉。習不習故。夫人朝夕見者為常。必謂天下事正宜如此。一旦驅之就彼去此。非獨生疑而不信。將恐亦不從矣。用是觀之。人情安於所習駭其未見。是其常情。又何足怪（與施司諫書）。 > Venerable Mi'an Jie said, "The flourishing and decline of the monastic grove lies in etiquette and rules; the beauty and ugliness of students lies in customary habits. If the ancients' dwelling in nests and caves, drinking from ravines, and eating from trees were practiced in present times, it would not do. If the present people's bountiful clothes and fine patterns, eating fine grain, and chewing fat were practiced in ancient times, it also would not do. How could there be any other reason? It is because of what is habitual and unhabitual. Now, what a person sees morning and evening is considered normal; they will certainly say that the affairs of the world ought to be just like this. If one day they are driven toward that and away from this, not only will they give rise to doubt and lack faith, but I fear they also will not comply. Viewed from this, human sentiments are at ease with what they are accustomed to and alarmed by what they have not seen; this is their common sentiment, so why should it be wondered at?" (Letter to Policy Reviewer Shi) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 4.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2022.4.33) - [Next: 4.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2022.4.35) - [Up: 4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2022.4) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2022~en-mt.4.34) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2022.4.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2022.4.34) · Pramāṇa