念一本经

念一本经:

Literally means:

recite the same scriptures; follow the same principle

Actually means:

念经 means religious people chant or recite scriptures. 一, the same. This phrase means all people chant the same scriptures. It figuratively means all people go by the same concept or principle and thus take the uniform action.

It figuratively means people stick to old or outdated theory or principle without innovation, or that they stick to a certain pattern and refuse to take alternative measures when it is necessary.

It figuratively means that people hold different ideas and each acts according to his or her own understanding. Here yi means different.

念经，信仰宗教的人朗诵或背诵经文。念一本经，所有的人都念同一本经，比喻大家都以同一的理念或原则为依据，统一认识，采取一致的行动。

比喻坚持老的理论或原则，不变革，不创新，或者做事死守一种模式，不知变通。

比喻各人有各人的主意，各人按各人的想法行事。这时“一本经”的 “一”应理解为 “不同”。