[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) › 5.23 # 廣弘明集 5.23 廣弘明集 5.23 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [5.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.5.23) 不尚賢。使民不爭。不貴難得之貨。使人不盜。常使民無知無欲。使知者不敢為。 > 'Do not exalt the worthy, so that the people do not contend; do not value goods hard to obtain, so that the people do not steal; always cause the people to be without knowledge and without desire, and cause those who know not to dare to act.' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.5.22) - [Next: 5.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.5.24) - [Up: 5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.5) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103~en-mt.5.23) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.5.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.5.23) · Pramāṇa