釋氏要覽 2.387

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効也。白虎通云。學覺也。覺悟所不知也○中論云。昔之君子成德立身。身沒而名不朽。其故何也。學也。學者。所以疏神達思。怡情治性。聖人之上務也。學猶飾也。器不飾。則無以為美觀。人不學。則無以有懿德。志者。學之師也。學者。患志之不立故。篇目志學焉○僧史略云。夫學不厭博。有所不知。蓋闕如也。此土高僧。能攝異宗者。率由博學之故也。

To emulate. The *Baihu tong* says: 'Learning (*xue*) is awakening (*jue*); it means awakening to what one does not know.' The *Zhonglun* says: 'When the gentlemen of antiquity perfected virtue and established themselves, so that their bodies perished but their names were imperishable, what was the reason? It was learning. Learning is that by which one clears the spirit, penetrates thought, gladdens the emotions, and disciplines one's nature; it is the supreme endeavor of the sages. Learning is like ornamentation: if a vessel is not ornamented, there is no way to make it aesthetically pleasing; if a person does not learn, there is no way for them to possess fine virtue. Aspiration is the master of learning. Since learners worry about not establishing their aspiration, the section is entitled "Directing the Mind to Learning".' The *Sengshi lüe* states: 'In learning, one should never tire of breadth; to have something unknown is indeed a deficiency. That the eminent monks of this land could comprehend divergent traditions was generally due to their extensive learning.'