[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) › [筠州洞山悟本禪師語錄](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1986a) › 1.27 # 筠州洞山悟本禪師語錄 1.27 筠州洞山悟本禪師語錄 1.27 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1986a.1.27) 師在泐潭，見初首座有語曰：「也大奇！也大奇！佛界道界不思議。」師遂問曰：「佛界道界即不問，秖如說佛界道界底是甚麼人？」初良久無對。師曰：「何不速道？」初曰：「爭即不得。」師曰：「道也未曾道，說甚麼爭即不得。」初無對。師曰：「佛之與道俱是名言，何不引教？」初曰：「教道甚麼？」師曰：「得意忘言。」初曰：「猶將教意向心頭作病在。」師曰：「說佛界道界底病大小？」初又無對。次日忽遷化，時稱師為問殺首座价。 > When the Master was at Letan, he saw that Head Monk Chu said: "How marvelous! How marvelous! The Buddha-realm and the realm of the Path are inconceivable." The Master then asked, "The Buddha-realm and the realm of the Path I do not ask about; but who is the person speaking of the Buddha-realm and the realm of the Path?" Chu was silent for a long time without reply. The Master said, "Why do you not speak quickly?" Chu said, "Striving will not do." The Master said, "You have not even spoken yet; why talk of striving not doing?" Chu had no reply. The Master said, "'Buddha' and 'Path' are both mere names and words; why not cite the teachings?" Chu said, "What do the teachings say?" The Master said, "'Grasping the meaning, forget the words.'" Chu said, "You are still taking the meaning of the teachings into your mind as an illness." The Master said, "How great or small is the illness of speaking of the Buddha-realm and realm of the Path?" Chu again had no reply. The next day he suddenly passed away. At the time, they called the Master 'Jie Who Questioned the Head Monk to Death.' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1986a.1.26) - [Next: 1.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1986a.1.28) - [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1986a.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1986a~en-mt.1.27) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [瑞州洞山良价禪師語錄](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1986b.1.21) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1986a.1.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1986a.1.27) · Pramāṇa