[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) › [緇門警訓](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2023) › 8.10 # 緇門警訓 8.10 緇門警訓 8.10 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [8.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2023.8.10) 莫說他人短與長。說來說去自招殃。若能閉口深藏舌。 便是安身第一方。 > Do not speak of others' shortcomings and strengths; / Talking back and forth only invites calamity upon yourself. / If you can shut your mouth and deeply hide your tongue, / That is the foremost prescription for peaceful living. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 8.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2023.8.9) - [Next: 8.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2023.8.11) - [Up: 8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2023.8) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2023~en-mt.8.10) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2023.8.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2023.8.10) · Pramāṇa