[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) › [鎮州臨濟慧照禪師語錄](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1985) › 1.21 # 鎮州臨濟慧照禪師語錄 1.21 鎮州臨濟慧照禪師語錄 1.21 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1985.1.21) 府主王常侍與諸官請師升座，師上堂，云：「山僧今日事不獲已，曲順人情方登此座。若約祖宗門下稱揚大事，直是開口不得，無爾措足處。山僧此日以常侍堅請，那隱綱宗，還有作家戰將直下展陣開旗麼？對眾證據看。」僧問：「如何是佛法大意？」師便喝，僧禮拜。師云：「這箇師僧却堪持論。」問師：「唱誰家曲？宗風嗣阿誰？」師云：「我在黃蘗處，三度發問，三度被打。」僧擬議，師便喝，隨後打，云：「不可向虛空裏釘橛去也。」有座主問：「三乘十二分教豈不是明佛性？」師云：「荒草不曾鋤。」主云：「佛豈賺人也？」師云：「佛在什麼處？」主無語。師云：「對常侍前擬瞞老僧，速退速退，妨他別人諸問。」復云：「此日法筵為一大事故，更有問話者麼？速致問來，爾纔開口，早勿交涉也。何以如此？不見釋尊云：『法離文字，不屬因、不在緣故。』為爾信不及，所以今日葛藤恐滯常侍與諸官員，昧他佛性，不如且退。」喝一喝，云：「少信根人終無了日。久立珍重。」 > The prefectural governor, Attendant Wang, together with various officials, invited the Master to ascend the seat. The Master entered the hall and said, "Today this mountain monk had no choice; only out of accommodating human sentiments did I mount this seat. If it were in accordance with proclaiming the great matter under the gate of the ancestral school, one simply could not open one's mouth, and there would be nowhere for you to plant your feet. Today, however, because of the Attendant's earnest request, how could I conceal the essential principle of our school? Are there any adept battle commanders right here to unfurl their battle lines and unfurl their flags? Step forward before the assembly to bear witness!" > A monk asked, "What is the great meaning of the Buddha Dharma?" > The Master gave a shout. The monk bowed. The Master said, "This monk is indeed capable of holding a discussion." > \[A monk\] asked the Master, "Whose family tune do you sing? Whose ancestral style do you inherit?" > The Master said, "When I was at Huangbo's place, three times I questioned him, and three times I was beaten." > The monk hesitated, and the Master gave a shout, followed by a blow, saying, "One must not drive a peg into empty space!" > A lecturing master asked, "Do not the three vehicles and twelve divisions of the teachings clarify the Buddha-nature?" > The Master said, "The wild grass has never been weeded." > The lecturer said, "Could the Buddha have deceived people?" > The Master said, "Where is the Buddha?" > The lecturer was speechless. The Master said, "In front of the Attendant, you intended to deceive this old monk! Step back at once! Step back at once! You are obstructing others from asking questions." > He further said, "Today's Dharma assembly is for the sake of the one great matter. Are there any more questioners? Step forward quickly and put your questions! Yet the moment you open your mouths, there is already no connection. Why is this so? Have you not seen the Śākya Honoured One say: 'The Dharma is free from words and letters, because it does not pertain to causes and is not within conditions'? It is because your faith does not reach, that today there are entanglements. Fearing to detain the Attendant and the officials and obscure their Buddha-nature, it is better to withdraw for now." > He gave a shout and said, "People with little root of faith will never have a day of completion. You have been standing long. Take care." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1985.1.20) - [Next: 1.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1985.1.22) - [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1985.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1985~en-mt.1.21) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1985.1.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1985.1.21) · Pramāṇa