[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) › [黃龍慧南禪師語錄](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1993) › 1.187 # 黃龍慧南禪師語錄 1.187 黃龍慧南禪師語錄 1.187 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.187](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1993.1.187) 上堂，舉：「智門祚因僧問如何是般若體，門云：『蚌含明月。』僧云：『如何是般若用？』門云：『兔子懷胎。』」師云：「大小智門，却向言語中明體用。黃龍即不然，如何是般若體？一堆屎。如何是般若用？一堆屎中蟲。」 > Ascending the hall, \[the Master\] brought up \[the following\]: "Zhimon Zuo was asked by a monk, 'What is the substance of prajñā?' Zhimon said, 'An oyster harboring the bright moon.' The monk asked, 'What is the function of prajñā?' Zhimon said, 'A hare conceiving a fetus.'" The Master said, "Great and small Zhimon clarifies substance and function within spoken words. Huanglong would not say so. What is the substance of prajñā? A pile of dung. What is the function of prajñā? Worms in a pile of dung." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.186](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1993.1.186) - [Next: 1.188](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1993.1.188) - [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1993.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1993~en-mt.1.187) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [佛果圜悟禪師碧巖錄](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2003.9.48) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1993.1.187](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1993.1.187) · Pramāṇa