[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) › 8.41 # 廣弘明集 8.41 廣弘明集 8.41 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [8.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.8.41) 答曰。孔語生知。學言積習。向者論儒。未云釋也。上智下愚本不隨化。中庸之類乃順化遷。聖可為狂則非上智。狂可為聖復非下愚。書辨狂聖。皆中庸也。老子曰。絕聖棄智民利百倍。此蓋中才之聖。非上智也。 > I reply: Confucius spoke of being born with knowledge; learning refers to accumulated habit. Just now I was discussing Confucianism, not Buddhism. The highest wisdom and the lowest stupidity fundamentally do not change with transformation; it is the mediocre sorts that shift and change in accordance with transformation. If a sage can become a madman, he is not of the highest wisdom; if a madman can become a sage, he is not of the lowest stupidity. When the Book of Documents distinguishes between madman and sage, both are of the mediocre sort. Laozi says: 'Banish sageliness and discard wisdom, and the people will benefit a hundredfold.' This is the sageliness of middling talent, not the highest wisdom. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 8.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.8.40) - [Next: 8.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.8.42) - [Up: 8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.8) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103~en-mt.8.41) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.8.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.8.41) · Pramāṇa