[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) › [明覺禪師語錄](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1996) › 1.21 # 明覺禪師語錄 1.21 明覺禪師語錄 1.21 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1996.1.21) 上堂云：「語漸也返常合道，且任諸人點頭；論頓也不留朕跡，衲僧又奚為開口。」師以拄杖一劃云：「上無衝天之計，下無入地之謀，蔡州千箇萬箇，打破只在須臾。」 > Ascending the hall, he said: "Speaking of the gradual, it returns to the ordinary and accords with the Way; let all of you nod your heads. Discussing the sudden, it leaves not the slightest trace; why then should a patch-robed monk open his mouth?" The Master drew a line with his staff and said: "Above, there is no plan to pierce the heavens; below, there is no scheme to enter the earth. Thousands and tens of thousands in Caizhou—breaching \[it\] is only a matter of an instant." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1996.1.20) - [Next: 1.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1996.1.22) - [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1996.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1996~en-mt.1.21) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1996.1.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1996.1.21) · Pramāṇa