[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) › 2.21 # 法演禪師語錄 2.21 法演禪師語錄 2.21 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [2.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1995.2.21) 上堂云：「五千四十八卷，教理行果成見，祖師門下商量，須知一貴一賤，貴則珠玉難偕，賤則分文太遠，有人於此辨得，白雲與爾三十。忽有箇漢出來道：大丈夫賞罰分明，不知是那箇三十？」良久云：「三十年後。」 > Ascending the hall, he said: "Five thousand and forty-eight scrolls— / Teachings, principles, practices, and fruits form views. / Discussing them under the Patriarch's gate, / One must know what is noble and what is base: / When noble, pearls and jade cannot equal it; / When base, a single copper is far too much. / If someone here can discern this, / Baiyun will give you thirty! / If suddenly a fellow were to come forth and say, 'A great man makes rewards and punishments clear; I wonder, which thirty is that?'" After a pause, he said, "Thirty years later!" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1995.2.20) - [Next: 2.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1995.2.22) - [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.2.21) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1995.2.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1995.2.21) · Pramāṇa