[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) › 2.12 # 撫州曹山本寂禪師語錄 2.12 撫州曹山本寂禪師語錄 2.12 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [2.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1987b.2.12) 僧問師：「維摩默然，文殊讚善，未審還稱得維摩意麼？」師曰：「爾還縛得虛空麼？」僧云：「恁麼則不稱維摩意也。」師曰：「他又爭肯。」僧云：「畢竟有何所歸？」師曰：「若有所歸，即同彼二公也。」僧云：「和尚又作麼生？」師曰：「待爾患維摩病始得。」 > A monk asked the Master, "Vimalakīrti remained silent, and Mañjuśrī praised it as good; I wonder, did this still accord with Vimalakīrti's intent?" The Master said, "Can you bind empty space?" The monk said, "If so, then it did not accord with Vimalakīrti's intent." The Master said, "How could he ever consent?" The monk said, "Ultimately, where does it return?" The Master said, "If there were a place of return, it would be identical to those two gentlemen." The monk said, "What about the Venerable?" The Master said, "Only when you suffer from Vimalakīrti's illness will you get it." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1987b.2.11) - [Next: 2.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1987b.2.13) - [Up: 2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1987b.2) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1987b~en-mt.2.12) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [撫州曹山元證禪師語錄](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1987a.1.78) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1987b.2.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1987b.2.12) · Pramāṇa