[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) › [廣弘明集](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103) › 12.12 # 廣弘明集 12.12 廣弘明集 12.12 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [12.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.12.12) 若言躬耕力作以為農勸者。此由局見。未是通途。夫俗不可以一禮齊。政不可以一道治。士不可以一行取。民不可以一業。成故漢書貨殖部云。古之四民不得雜處。士相與言仁義於朝宴。工相與議伎巧於官府。商相與語財利於市井。農相與議稼穡於田野。此四者各安其居而樂其業。故得財成天地之宜。用資國家之利。今者眾僧亦各有業。論其內以慈忍推心。即是士之仁義。語其外以權巧化物。即是工之伎能。談其行以施報相酬。即是商之市井。語其道以自他兼濟。即是農之力田。此則剋誠可以感鬼神。唯德能以動天地。運慈心以降澤。布恩惠以潤時。故善政者。驟雨隨車飛螟避境。隴麥雙穟成禾九栽。蓋由善政之功。匪唯勤農之力者矣。 > If he says that tilling in person and laboring diligently will encourage agriculture, this stems from narrow vision and is not an all-encompassing path. Common society cannot be regulated by a single rite; government cannot be ordered by a single way; gentlemen cannot be recruited through a single conduct; the people cannot be sustained by a single trade. Thus the 'Treatise on the Equalization of Transport' in the Book of Han states: 'In antiquity, the four classes of people were not permitted to live mingled together. Scholars discussed benevolence and righteousness together in the court and at feasts; artisans discussed craftsmanship together in government workshops; merchants discussed wealth and profit together in the markets; farmers discussed sowing and reaping together in the fields.' These four groups each rested content in their dwelllings and took joy in their trades; thus the resources suited to Heaven and Earth were brought to fruition, and used to support the interests of the state. Today, the monks likewise each have their trade. Regarding their interior: with compassion and forbearance they extend their minds, which is the benevolence and righteousness of the scholar. Speaking of their exterior: with expedient means they transform living things, which is the craftsmanship and skill of the artisan. Discussing their practice: by mutual requital of giving and reward, it is the marketplace of the merchant. Speaking of their Path: by bringing salvation to both oneself and others, it is the diligent plowing of the farmer. Thus supreme sincerity can move ghosts and spirits; only virtue can stir Heaven and Earth, moving compassionate minds to bring down rains, and spreading benevolence to moisten the season. Therefore under a benevolent government, sudden rain follows the carriage, and flying locusts avoid the territory; the wheat on the ridges bears double ears, and the millet yields nine stems. This is all due to the merit of benevolent governance, not merely the labor of diligent farming. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 12.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.12.11) - [Next: 12.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.12.13) - [Up: 12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.12) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103~en-mt.12.12) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.12.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.12.12) · Pramāṇa