[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) › [釋氏稽古略](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2037) › 3.44 # 釋氏稽古略 3.44 釋氏稽古略 3.44 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [3.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2037.3.44) 十九年二月。帝自將伐高麗不克。九月班師。二十年三月車駕至長安。釋智則者止辯才寺。房居蕭然眾呼為狂者。智則曰。道他狂者不知自狂。出家離俗只貪衣食。行住遮障鎖門鎖櫃。種種聚斂役役不安。此而非狂更無狂者。乃撫掌大笑遽然而去（僧傳）。 > In the nineteenth year, in the second month, the Emperor personally commanded the campaign against Koguryŏ but was unsuccessful; in the ninth month he withdrew the army. In the third month of the twentieth year, the imperial carriage arrived at Chang'an. The śramaṇa Zhize stayed at Biancai Monastery. His room was utterly bare, and the assembly called him a madman. Zhize said: "Those who call others mad do not know they are mad themselves. Leaving home and abandoning the world, they are only greedy for food and clothing; whether walking or resting they create barriers, locking doors and cupboards, amassing all sorts of goods and toiling restlessly. If this is not madness, there is no madman anywhere!" Thereupon he clapped his hands, laughed heartily, and abruptly departed (Biographies of Monks). > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 3.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2037.3.43) - [Next: 3.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2037.3.45) - [Up: 3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2037.3) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2037~en-mt.3.44) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [續高僧傳](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2060.25.67) — 道宣, Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2037.3.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2037.3.44) · Pramāṇa