[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) › 3.51 # 法演禪師語錄 3.51 法演禪師語錄 3.51 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [3.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1995.3.51) 上堂云：「今朝八月二十，佛法兩字難入，深村大小老翁，達磨祖師不及。」 > Ascending the hall, he said: "Today is the twentieth of the eighth month; the two words 'Buddha Dharma' are difficult to enter. The old men young and old in deep villages—even Patriarch Bodhidharma cannot match them." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 3.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1995.3.50) - [Next: 3.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1995.3.52) - [Up: 3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1995.3) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1995~en-mt.3.51) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1995.3.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1995.3.51) · Pramāṇa