[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) › 2.46 # 法演禪師語錄 2.46 法演禪師語錄 2.46 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [2.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1995.2.46) 上堂云：「本末須歸宗，尊卑用其語，利劍擲虛空，大棒打老鼠。」 > Ascending the hall, he said: / "Root and branch must return to the source; / Noble and base employ its words. / The sharp sword is thrown into empty space; / The great staff strikes the old rat." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1995.2.45) - [Next: 2.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1995.2.47) - [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.2.46) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1995.2.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1995.2.46) · Pramāṇa