[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) › 1.66 # 撫州曹山元證禪師語錄 1.66 撫州曹山元證禪師語錄 1.66 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.66](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1987a.1.66) 南州帥南平鐘王雅聞師有道，盡禮致之，不赴，但書大梅偈曰：「摧殘枯木倚寒林，幾度逢春不變心，樵客見之猶不顧，郢人何得苦追尋。」附使贈之遂不赴。 > The Military Commissioner of Nanzhou, Prince Zhong of Nanping, having heard with elegance of the Master's possession of the Way, invited him with full etiquette; \[the Master\] did not go, but only wrote Damei's verse, which said: > "A battered, withered tree leans against the cold forest; > Though it has met spring several times, its heart does not change. > The woodcutter sees it and still pays it no heed; > Why must the man of Ying bitterly seek after it?" > Entrusting it to the messenger, he presented it to him and consequently did not go. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.65](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1987a.1.65) - [Next: 1.67](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1987a.1.67) - [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.1.66) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [撫州曹山本寂禪師語錄](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1987b.1.77) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1987a.1.66](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1987a.1.66) · Pramāṇa