[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) › [撫州曹山元證禪師語錄](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1987a) › 1.37 # 撫州曹山元證禪師語錄 1.37 撫州曹山元證禪師語錄 1.37 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1987a.1.37) 僧問：「承古有言：『未有一人倒地不因地而起。』如何是倒？」師曰：「肯即是。」僧云：「如何是起？」師曰：「起也。」 > A monk asked, "Receiving the ancient saying, 'There has never been anyone who falls to the ground and does not rise by relying on the ground'—what is falling?" The Master said, "Consenting is it." The monk said, "What is rising?" The Master said, "Risen!" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1987a.1.36) - [Next: 1.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1987a.1.38) - [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1987a.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1987a~en-mt.1.37) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [撫州曹山本寂禪師語錄](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1987b.1.48) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1987a.1.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1987a.1.37) · Pramāṇa