[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) › [法苑珠林](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122) › 46.55 # 法苑珠林 46.55 法苑珠林 46.55 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [46.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.46.55) 夫謬之於空談。不如證之於事實。聞之於髣像。不如決之於耳目。故信不如學言不如行。所以研機適理。寔極聖之洪基。息緣儉務。是至人之大量。不樹無方之心。寧有不窮之應。是以一毫一粒而意濟四生。一念一彈而常資六度。斯則功超半息發彌來際。抱素儉約而亦德逾高範也。 > Indeed, straying into empty talk is not as good as verifying by factual matters; hearing of something in vague resemblance is not as good as determining it by ears and eyes. Therefore, believing is not as good as learning, and speaking is not as good as practicing. Thus, investigating subtle impetuses and tallying with principle is truly the vast foundation of the ultimate sages; calming external conditions and practicing frugality in affairs is the great capacity of the consummate persons. If one does not plant an unconfined mind, how could there be an inexhaustible resonance? Therefore, with a single hair or a single grain, the intention is to deliver the four classes of beings; with a single thought or a single snap of the fingers, one constantly supports the six perfections. These merits surpass half a breath, and their arising extends to the future limit. Embracing simplicity and frugality, one's virtue also surpasses high models. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 46.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.46.54) - [Next: 46.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.46.56) - [Up: 46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.46) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122~en-mt.46.55) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.46.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.46.55) · Pramāṇa