[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) › 2.77 # 明覺禪師語錄 2.77 明覺禪師語錄 2.77 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [2.77](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1996.2.77) 上堂云：「垂絲千尺意在深潭，離鉤三寸釣得一箇是好手。」良久云：「負命者上鉤來。」 > Ascending the hall, he said: "Letting down a line of a thousand feet, the intent is in the deep pool; catching one three inches off the hook is the work of a master hand." After a long pause, he said: "Let those who would stake their lives come onto the hook!" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.76](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1996.2.76) - [Next: 2.78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1996.2.78) - [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.2.77) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [景德傳燈錄](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2076.14.38) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1996.2.77](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1996.2.77) · Pramāṇa