[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) › 1.25 # 鎮州臨濟慧照禪師語錄 1.25 鎮州臨濟慧照禪師語錄 1.25 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1985.1.25) 上堂，僧問：「如何是佛法大意？」師竪起拂子，僧便喝，師便打。又，僧問：「如何是佛法大意？」師亦竪起拂子，僧便喝，師亦喝。僧擬議，師便打。師乃云：「大眾！夫為法者，不避喪身失命。我二十年在黃蘗先師處三度問佛法的的大意，三度蒙他賜杖，如蒿枝拂著相似。如今更思得一頓棒喫，誰人為我行得？」時有僧出眾云：「某甲行得。」師拈棒與他，其僧擬接，師便打。 > Ascending the hall, a monk asked, "What is the great meaning of the Buddha Dharma?" > The Master held up his fly-whisk. The monk gave a shout, and the Master struck him. > Again, a monk asked, "What is the great meaning of the Buddha Dharma?" > The Master also held up his fly-whisk. The monk gave a shout, and the Master also shouted. The monk hesitated, and the Master struck him. > The Master then said, "Assembly! Those who act for the Dharma do not shrink from losing body and life. For twenty years at my late master Huangbo's place, three times I asked about the real, great meaning of the Buddha Dharma, and three times I received his staff, as if brushed by mugwort stalks. Today I again think of getting a beating; who can administer it to me?" > At that time a monk stepped out from the assembly and said, "I can administer it." > The Master took up the stick and handed it to him. As the monk moved to take it, the Master struck him. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1985.1.24) - [Next: 1.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1985.1.26) - [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.1.25) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1985.1.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1985.1.25) · Pramāṇa