[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) › 7.18 # 弘明集 7.18 弘明集 7.18 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [7.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2102.7.18) 論云。若殘忍剛愎則師佛為長。慈柔虛受則服道為至。疑曰。夫邪見枉道法所不存。慈悲喜捨是所漸錄。喜則能受。捨亦必虛。虛受之義窅然復會。未知殘愎之人更依何法。若謂所受者異。則翻成刻船。何相符之有乎。 > The treatise says: "If one is cruel, stubborn, and perverse, taking the Buddha as teacher is superior; if one is compassionate, gentle, and receptive, practicing the Dao is supreme." The objection says: Wrong views and crooked paths are not retained in the Dharma; loving-kindness, compassion, sympathetic joy, and equanimity are what are gradually recorded. Through joy, one can receive; through equanimity, one must also be empty. The meaning of empty receptivity is profoundly reunited here; one wonders what Dharma the cruel and perverse person relies upon instead. If you claim that what is received is different, that turns out to be marking the boat \[to find the sword\]—how could there be any correspondence? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 7.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2102.7.17) - [Next: 7.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2102.7.19) - [Up: 7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2102.7) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2102~en-mt.7.18) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2102.7.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2102.7.18) · Pramāṇa