[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) › 2.87 # 明覺禪師語錄 2.87 明覺禪師語錄 2.87 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [2.87](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1996.2.87) 舉：「藥山久不上堂，知事白云：『大眾久思和尚示誨。』山云：『教槌鐘著。』大眾方集，山便掩却門，知事咨白：『既許為大眾上堂，為什麼一言不施？』山云：『經有經師，論有論師，爭怪得老僧。』」師云：「可惜藥山老漢，平地上喫撲，盡大地人扶不起。」 > He cited: "Yaoshan had not ascended the hall for a long time. The administrator addressed him, saying: 'The great assembly has long yearned for the upādhyāya's instructions.' Yaoshan said: 'Have the bell struck.' Just as the great assembly gathered, Yaoshan shut the door. The administrator inquired: 'Since you consented to ascend the hall for the great assembly, why did you not offer a single word?' Yaoshan said: 'For sūtras there are sūtra masters; for treatises there are treatise masters. How can you blame this old monk?'" The Master said: "What a pity that the old fellow Yaoshan took a tumble on level ground, and the people of the entire earth cannot help him up!" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.86](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1996.2.86) - [Next: 2.88](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1996.2.88) - [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.2.87) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1996.2.87](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1996.2.87) · Pramāṇa