[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) › 4.52 # 禪林寶訓 4.52 禪林寶訓 4.52 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [4.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2022.4.52) 瞎堂遠和尚謂或菴曰。人之才器自有大小。誠不可教。故楮小者不可懷大。綆短者不可汲深。鴟鵂夜撮蚤察秋毫。晝出瞋目之不見丘山。蓋分定也。昔靜南堂傳東山之道。頴悟幽奧深切著明。逮應世住持。所至不振。圓悟先師歸蜀。同範和尚訪之大隨。見靜率略凡百弛廢。先師終不問。回至中路。範曰。靜與公為同參道友。無一言啟迪之何也。先師曰。應世臨眾要在法令為先。法令之行在其智能。能與不能以其素分。豈可教也。範頷之（虎丘記聞）。 > Venerable Xiatang Yuan said to Hu'an: 'Human capacity naturally has its greatness and smallness; it truly cannot be taught. Therefore, that which is small in paper cannot wrap that which is large, and a short rope cannot draw water from the depths. The horned owl at night can catch fleas and discern an autumn down-hair, but when it ventures out by day, though it glares with wide eyes it cannot see a hill or mountain. This is because their allotments are fixed. Formerly, Jing Nantang transmitted the Way of Dongshan; his discerning awakening was subtle and profound, deeply penetrating, and manifestly brilliant. Yet when it came to responding to the world as an abbot, wherever he went, things failed to flourish. When my late master Yuanwu returned to Shu, he accompanied Venerable Fan to visit him at Dasui. They saw that Jing was negligent, with all the various matters falling into disuse. The late master, in the end, asked nothing about it. When they reached midway on their return journey, Fan said: "Jing is your fellow seeker and companion in the Way; why did you not speak a single word to guide and instruct him?" The late master said: "In responding to the world and presiding over a community, laws and orders must be primary. The implementation of laws and orders depends on one's wisdom and ability. Ability and inability stem from one's native allotment; how could it be taught?" Fan nodded in assent.' (Recorded Hear-says of Huqiu). > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 4.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2022.4.51) - [Next: 4.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2022.4.53) - [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.4.52) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2022.4.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2022.4.52) · Pramāṇa