[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) › 4.24 # 弘明集 4.24 弘明集 4.24 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [4.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2102.4.24) 釋曰。若謂圓首方足必同恥惻之實宵貇匪殊。皆可參體二儀。蹻跖之徒亦當在三才之數耶。若誠不得則不可見橫目之同便與大人同列。悠悠之倫品量難齊。既云。仁者安仁智者利仁。又云。力行近仁畏罪強仁若一之正位將真偽相冒。莊周云。天下之善人寡不善人多。其分若此。何謂皆是。 > Explanation: If you say that having a round head and square feet must entail sharing the reality of shame and commiseration, and that because nocturnal appearances do not differ, all can participate in the essence of the Two Poles, should the gangs of Zhi and Qiao also be counted among the Three Powers? If they truly cannot, one must not, seeing the shared feature of horizontal eyes, place them in the same ranks as the great man. The measures of the broad throng are difficult to equate. As it is said, 'The benevolent rest in benevolence; the wise profit from benevolence.' It is also said: 'Exerting oneself borders on benevolence; fearing punishment forces one to benevolence.' If you equate them all to the correct position, truth and falsehood will be confused. Zhuang Zhou said: 'In the world, good people are few, and bad people are many.' If their divisions are like this, how can you say 'they are everywhere'? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 4.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2102.4.23) - [Next: 4.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2102.4.25) - [Up: 4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2102.4) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2102~en-mt.4.24) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2102.4.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2102.4.24) · Pramāṇa