[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) › 2.5 # 撫州曹山本寂禪師語錄 2.5 撫州曹山本寂禪師語錄 2.5 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [2.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1987b.2.5) 僧問師：「教云：『一句能吞百千萬義。』如何是一句？」師曰：「針剳不入。」 > A monk asked the Master: 'The teaching says: "A single phrase can swallow hundreds of thousands of meanings." What is the single phrase?' The Master said: 'A needle pricking cannot enter.' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1987b.2.4) - [Next: 2.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1987b.2.6) - [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.2.5) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [撫州曹山元證禪師語錄](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1987a.1.73) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1987b.2.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1987b.2.5) · Pramāṇa