[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) › 1.77 # 鎮州臨濟慧照禪師語錄 1.77 鎮州臨濟慧照禪師語錄 1.77 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.77](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1985.1.77) 有定上座到參，問：「如何是佛法大意？」師下繩床，擒住與一掌便托開，定佇立。傍僧云：「定上座何不禮拜？」定方禮拜，忽然大悟。 > Sthavira Ding came for an interview and asked, "What is the great meaning of the Buddha Dharma?" The master stepped down from his rope chair, seized him, gave him a slap, and shoved him away. Ding stood motionless. A nearby monk said, "Sthavira Ding, why do you not bow?" Just as Ding was bowing, he suddenly attained great awakening. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.76](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1985.1.76) - [Next: 1.78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1985.1.78) - [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.1.77) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [宏智禪師廣錄](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2001.4.266) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1985.1.77](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1985.1.77) · Pramāṇa