[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) › 2.70 # 法演禪師語錄 2.70 法演禪師語錄 2.70 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [2.70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1995.2.70) 上堂，僧問：「如何是佛？」師云：「口是禍門。」乃云：「今日上元之節，處處燈光皎潔，不知天意如何，瑞雪翻為苦雪。貧窮變作殭蠶，烏龜凍得成鼈，唯有四海禪流，箇箇眼中添屑。何故？不說不說。」下座。 > Ascending the hall, a monk asked, "What is the Buddha?" The Master said, "The mouth is the gate of misfortune." He then said, "Today is the Lantern Festival: everywhere the lantern light is brilliant and clear. I know not what Heaven intends, that auspicious snow should turn into bitter snow. The poor are frozen like stiff silkworms; tortoises freeze until they become turtles. Only among the Chan practitioners of the four seas does each have grit added to their eyes. Why so? I will not say, I will not say." He descended the seat. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1995.2.69) - [Next: 2.71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1995.2.71) - [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.2.70) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1995.2.70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1995.2.70) · Pramāṇa