[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) › 2.172 # 明覺禪師語錄 2.172 明覺禪師語錄 2.172 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [2.172](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1996.2.172) 上堂云：「巢知風，穴知雨，靈利衲僧，未可相許。若問如何？苦哉佛陀。參。」 > Ascending the hall, he said: "The nest knows the wind; the burrow knows the rain. Clever patch-robed monks must not be granted approval. If you ask 'how so?'—bitter misery, O Buddha! Participate!" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.171](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1996.2.171) - [Next: 2.173](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1996.2.173) - [Up: 2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1996.2) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1996~en-mt.2.172) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1996.2.172](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1996.2.172) · Pramāṇa