[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) › [撫州曹山本寂禪師語錄](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1987b) › 1.57 # 撫州曹山本寂禪師語錄 1.57 撫州曹山本寂禪師語錄 1.57 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1987b.1.57) 僧問：「抱璞投師，請師雕琢。」師曰：「不雕琢。」僧云：「為甚麼不雕琢？」師曰：「須知曹山好手。」 > A monk asked, "Holding uncarved jade, I present it to the Master. I ask the Master to carve and polish it." The Master said, "I will not carve and polish it." The monk said, "Why will you not carve and polish it?" The Master said, "You must know that Caoshan is a skilled hand." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1987b.1.56) - [Next: 1.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1987b.1.58) - [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1987b.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1987b~en-mt.1.57) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [撫州曹山元證禪師語錄](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1987a.1.46) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1987b.1.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1987b.1.57) · Pramāṇa