[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) › 2.12 # 法演禪師語錄 2.12 法演禪師語錄 2.12 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [2.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1995.2.12) 上堂，卓拄杖一下乃舉起云：「拄杖子敢問儞，還說得如來禪麼？」自云：「說不得。還說得祖師禪麼？」自云：「說不得。既說不得，白雲今日出自己意去也。出自己意，小兒子戲，人天眾前討甚巴鼻。」 > Ascending the hall, he struck the staff once, then held it up and said, "Staff, I dare ask you: can you still speak Tathāgata Chan?" He said himself: "Cannot speak it." "Can you still speak Patriarchal Chan?" He said himself: "Cannot speak it." "Since you cannot speak it, Baiyun today will follow his own ideas. Following my own ideas is child's play; before the assembly of humans and devas, what handle are you seeking?" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1995.2.11) - [Next: 2.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1995.2.13) - [Up: 2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1995.2) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1995~en-mt.2.12) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1995.2.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1995.2.12) · Pramāṇa