[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) › [袁州仰山慧寂禪師語錄](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1990) › 1.55 # 袁州仰山慧寂禪師語錄 1.55 袁州仰山慧寂禪師語錄 1.55 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1990.1.55) 僧參次，便問：「和尚還識字否？」師云：「隨分。」僧以手畫此○相拓呈，師以衣袖拂之。僧又作此○相拓呈，師以兩手作背拋勢。僧以目視之，師低頭。僧遶師一匝，師便打，僧遂出去。 > While a monk was calling upon him, the monk asked, "Does the Upādhyāya recognize written characters or not?" > The Master said, "According to capacity." > The monk drew this circular figure ○ with his hand and presented it, lifting it up. The Master brushed it away with his sleeve. The monk again made this circular figure ○ and presented it, lifting it up; the Master made a gesture of tossing it behind his back with both hands. The monk looked at him with eyes fixed; the Master lowered his head. The monk circled around the Master once. The Master struck him, and the monk then left. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1990.1.54) - [Next: 1.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1990.1.56) - [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1990.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1990~en-mt.1.55) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1990.1.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1990.1.55) · Pramāṇa