[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) › 1.29 # 鎮州臨濟慧照禪師語錄 1.29 鎮州臨濟慧照禪師語錄 1.29 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1985.1.29) 上堂，僧問：「如何是第一句？」師云：「三要印開朱點側，未容擬議主賓分。」問：「如何是第二句？」師云：「妙解豈容無著問，漚和爭負截流機。」問：「如何是第三句？」師云：「看取棚頭弄傀儡，抽牽都來裏有人。」師又云：「一句語須具三玄門，一玄門須具三要，有權、有用。汝等諸人作麼生會？」下座。 > Ascending the hall, a monk asked, "What is the first phrase?" > The Master said, "The seal of the three essentials opened, the vermilion dot is imprinted; / Before any deliberation is permitted, host and guest are divided." > \[The monk\] asked, "What is the second phrase?" > The Master said, "How could wondrous understanding permit Asanga's questioning? / How could skillful means fall short of the dynamic that cuts off the flow?" > \[The monk\] asked, "What is the third phrase?" > The Master said, "Look at the puppets manipulated on the stage: / All the pulling of strings comes from the man inside." > The Master also said, "A single phrase must possess the three mysterious gates; a single mysterious gate must possess the three essentials. There is the provisional and there is the functioning. How do all of you understand this?" He stepped down from the seat. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1985.1.28) - [Next: 1.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1985.1.30) - [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.1.29) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1985.1.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1985.1.29) · Pramāṇa