[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) › [勅修百丈清規](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2025) › 3.133 # 勅修百丈清規 3.133 勅修百丈清規 3.133 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [3.133](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2025.3.133) 明教大師曰。教謂住持者。何謂也。住持也者。謂藉人持其法。使之永住而不泯也。夫戒定慧者。持法之具也。僧園物務者。持法之資也。法也者。大聖之道也。資與具待其人而後舉善其具。不善其資不可也。善其資而不善其具不可也。皆善則可以持而住之也。昔靈山住持大迦葉統之。竹林住持以身子尸之。故聖人之教盛。聖人之法長存。聖人既隱其世數相失。茫然久乎。吾人儌倖乃以住持名之。勢之利之。天下相習沓焉紛然。幾乎成風成俗也。聖人不復出。其孰為之正。外衛者不視不擇。欲吾聖人之風不衰。聖人之法益昌。不可得也。悲夫。吾何望也。 > Master Mingjiao said: “The teaching refers to ‘abbot’ (zhuchi, ‘sustaining and abiding’)—what does this mean? ‘Sustaining and abiding’ means relying on a person to sustain the Dharma, causing it to abide forever without vanishing. Now, morality, concentration, and wisdom are the tools for sustaining the Dharma. The material affairs of the monastic park are the resources for sustaining the Dharma. The Dharma is the Way of the Great Sage. Both the resources and the tools depend on the right person before they can be established. To be good at the tools but not good at the resources is unacceptable; to be good at the resources but not good at the tools is unacceptable. Only when both are good can one sustain it and cause it to abide. Formerly, the abbotship of Vulture Peak was governed by Mahākāśyapa; the abbotship of the Bamboo Grove was presided over by Śāriputra. Therefore, the Sage’s teaching flourished, and the Sage’s Dharma endured long. After the Sage withdrew, with the passage of generations, they fell away from each other—how long has it been lost in obscurity? We nowadays are merely fortunate to be called abbots. Driven by power and profit, the realm has grown accustomed to it, tumbling together in confusion, almost becoming the standard practice and custom. If the Sage does not appear again, who will rectify it? External protectors neither inspect nor select. To wish that the wind of our Sage does not decline and the Dharma of the Sage flourishes ever more is impossible to attain. How sorrowful! What hope do I have?” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 3.132](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2025.3.132) - [Next: 3.134](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2025.3.134) - [Up: 3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2025.3) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2025~en-mt.3.133) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2025.3.133](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2025.3.133) · Pramāṇa