[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) › 2.41 # 明覺禪師語錄 2.41 明覺禪師語錄 2.41 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [2.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1996.2.41) 有禪者兮曠發靈機，出洪都兮聲光步隨，一文一技不為用，方內方外誰論之。春風來兮何所別，何曾拂盡古巖雪，極目寥寥思遠人，曹谿堪共此時飾。清兮清苦宜存歷，亮兮辜馬休同跡，彈指凋殘六葉華，西山一去斷消息。 > There is a Chan practitioner whose numinous potential broadly unfolds; / Emerging from Hongdu, his fame and brilliance follow in his footsteps. / Not a single literary craft or skill is put to use; / Inside or outside the realm, who could discuss it? / The spring wind arrives—what is there to part from? / When has it ever swept clean the snow on the ancient crags? / Gazing as far as the eye can see into vast emptiness, I think of the distant traveler; / Caoxi is fit to share in embellishing this moment. / Clear and pure, bitter and arduous, you ought to preserve your practice; / Bright and discerning, do not share tracks with a broken horse. / In the snap of a finger, the six-petaled flower withers; / Going off once to the Western Mountains, news is cut off. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1996.2.40) - [Next: 2.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1996.2.42) - [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.2.41) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1996.2.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1996.2.41) · Pramāṇa