[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) › 1.96 # 法演禪師語錄 1.96 法演禪師語錄 1.96 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.96](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1995.1.96) 上堂，僧問：「如何是佛？」師云：「獨木橋子。」學云：「如何趣向？」師云：「緊峭草鞋。」乃云：「幸然可怜生，剛地學參問，既然參得了，未免肚裏悶，悶即自家悶，困即自家困，祖佛生冤家，好與槌一頓。且道佛祖過在什麼處？若人會得，許儞具一隻眼。」 > Ascending the hall, a monk asked, "What is Buddha?" The Master said, "A single-log bridge." The student said, "How should one proceed toward it?" The Master said, "Tie your straw sandals tight." He then said: "Fortunately, they are objects of pity; / Insistently they study through questioning. / Now that they have finished studying, / They cannot avoid feeling stifled inside. / If stifled, it is their own stifling; / If weary, it is their own weariness. / Patriarchs and buddhas become enemies— / It would be best to give them a sound thrashing! Tell me, where does the fault of the buddhas and patriarchs lie? If someone understands, I grant that you possess one eye." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.95](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1995.1.95) - [Next: 1.97](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1995.1.97) - [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.1.96) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1995.1.96](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1995.1.96) · Pramāṇa