[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) › 4.40 # 禪林寶訓 4.40 禪林寶訓 4.40 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [4.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2022.4.40) 自得輝和尚曰。大凡衲子誠而向正。雖愚亦可用。佞而懷邪。雖智終為害。大率林下人操心不正。雖有才能而終不可立矣（見簡堂書）。 > Venerable Zide Hui said, "In general, if a patch-robed monk is sincere and tends toward correctness, though he may be foolish, he can still be used; if he is flattering and harbors deviousness, though he may be clever, he will ultimately do harm. In general, if a person of the monastic groves has a mind that is not upright, though he may have talent and ability, he ultimately cannot stand firm." (Seen in the letter to Jiantang) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 4.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2022.4.39) - [Next: 4.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2022.4.41) - [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.4.40) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2022.4.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2022.4.40) · Pramāṇa