[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) › 1.51 # 明覺禪師語錄 1.51 明覺禪師語錄 1.51 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1996.1.51) 舉：「保福示眾云：『此事如擊石火閃電光，搆得搆不得，未免喪身失命。』僧便問：『未審搆得底人，還免喪身失命也無？』保福云：『適來且致，闍黎還搆得麼？』僧云：『若搆不得，未免大眾笑。』保福云：『作家作家。』僧云：『是什麼心行？』福云：『一杓屎攔面潑，不知臭。』」師云：「諸上座，保福有生擒虎兕底爪牙，者僧也不易相敵。雖然如此，要且放過保福一著。只如翠峯與大眾，還許諸方撿責也無？若免不得，平地上死人無數，其中有得活底麼？」師拈起拄杖云：「來也來也。」 > \[The Master\] cited: "Baofu instructed the assembly, saying, 'This matter is like sparks from flint or a flash of lightning; whether you grasp it or fail to grasp it, you cannot avoid losing body and life.' A monk then asked, 'I wonder: does a person who grasps it still avoid losing body and life, or not?' Baofu said, 'Setting aside what was just said, can you, Ācārya, grasp it?' The monk said, 'If I cannot grasp it, I will not avoid being laughed at by the great assembly.' Baofu said, 'An expert, an expert!' The monk said, 'What kind of mental activity is this?' Baofu said, 'A ladle of shit splashed across the face, unaware of the stench.'" > The Master said, "Venerable elders, Baofu has the claws and fangs to capture tigers and rhinos alive, and this monk was not an easy match either. Even so, he still let Baofu off by one move. Now tell me, as for Cuifeng and the great assembly, do you still allow other quarters to examine and reprove us, or not? If we cannot avoid it, on flat ground the dead are countless; among them, is there any who can come to life?" The Master raised his staff and said, "Here it comes! Here it comes!" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1996.1.50) - [Next: 1.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1996.1.52) - [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.1.51) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1996.1.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1996.1.51) · Pramāṇa