[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) › 48.66 # 法苑珠林 48.66 法苑珠林 48.66 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [48.66](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.48.66) 所以顏回好學勤改前非。季路未修懼聞後語。功勞智擾役神傷命。為道日損何用多知。誓欲枯木其形死灰其慮。降此患累以求虛寂。乃作絕學箴。亦名息心贊擬夫周廟。其銘曰。 > Therefore, Yan Hui loved learning and diligently corrected previous faults; Jilu had not yet cultivated and feared hearing later words. When exertion of merit and disturbances of knowledge exhaust the spirit and harm life, then in practicing the Way one decreases daily—what need is there for much knowledge? Vowing to make his body like dried wood and his thoughts like dead ashes, he subdued these troubles and burdens to seek the void and tranquility. He then composed the 'Admonition on Cutting Off Learning', also named 'Praise on Restful Mind', modeled after the Zhou temple bronze figure. Its inscription stated: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 48.65](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.48.65) - [Next: 48.67](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.48.67) - [Up: 48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.48) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122~en-mt.48.66) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.48.66](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.48.66) · Pramāṇa