[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) › [弘明集](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2102) › 12.23 # 弘明集 12.23 弘明集 12.23 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [12.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2102.12.23) 偏坐之家無時而正。高座說法亦復企據。外國之食多用於手。誡無匙筯。慧義之徒知而不改。至於偏坐永為不慚同。自為矛盾。其誰能解弟子意常謂與人同失賢於自伐。其是推心樂同。非敢許以求直。今之奉法白衣決不可作外國被服沙門何必苦守偏法。 > Those who sit with one leg raised are never upright; when preaching the Dharma from a high seat, they also raise their legs and squat. Food in foreign lands is mostly eaten by hand, and the precepts have no mention of spoons and chopsticks. The cohort of Huiyi knows this but does not change it, yet as for sitting with one leg raised, they are permanently unabashed; to conform and contradict oneself like this—who can untangle it? This disciple's thought has always been that to share a fault with others is better than boasting of oneself. This is pushing one's heart to delight in unity, not presuming to seek self-righteousness. Today, white-robed laymen who uphold the Dharma decidedly cannot adopt foreign garments; why must śramaṇas stubbornly maintain this partial rule? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 12.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2102.12.22) - [Next: 12.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2102.12.24) - [Up: 12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2102.12) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2102~en-mt.12.23) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2102.12.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2102.12.23) · Pramāṇa