[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) › [法演禪師語錄](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1995) › 1.42 # 法演禪師語錄 1.42 法演禪師語錄 1.42 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1995.1.42) 謝典座上堂云：「小繩錢貫，大繩井索，日急要用笊籬木杓，雖然破家具，應用有處。著著錯，南北東西水洒不著。」 > Ascending the hall to thank the head cook, he said: "Small ropes string cash; large ropes draw from wells. In urgent daily needs one must have strainers and wooden ladles. Though broken utensils, they have their proper applications. Move after move goes wrong; north, south, east, and west, water cannot be splashed on it." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1995.1.41) - [Next: 1.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1995.1.43) - [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1995.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1995~en-mt.1.42) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1995.1.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1995.1.42) · Pramāṇa