[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) › 3.34 # 明覺禪師語錄 3.34 明覺禪師語錄 3.34 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [3.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1996.3.34) 復舉：「僧問投子：『國師三喚侍者，意旨如何？』投子云：『抑逼人作麼？』」師云：「垛根漢。僧問興化，化云：『一盲引眾盲。』」師云：「端的瞎。僧問玄沙，沙云：『侍者却會。』」師云：「停囚長智。僧問趙州，州云：『如人暗中書字。字雖不成，文彩已彰。』」師便喝。「僧問雪竇，雪竇便打，也要諸方點檢。」乃成頌云：「師資會遇意非輕，無事相將草裏行，負汝負吾人莫問，任從天下競頭爭。」 > He again cited: "A monk asked Touzi, 'The National Teacher called his attendant three times—what was the meaning?' Touzi said, 'Why coerce someone?'" The Master said, "A fellow rooted to the spot. A monk asked Xinghua; Hua said, 'One blind person leads a multitude of blind people.'" The Master said, "Truly blind. A monk asked Xuansha; Sha said, 'The attendant actually understood.'" The Master said, "Holding a prisoner breeds cunning. A monk asked Zhaozhou; Zhou said, 'Like a person writing characters in the dark: though the characters are not formed, the literary brilliance is already manifest.'" The Master then gave a shout. "A monk asked Xuedou; Xuedou struck him at once—also requiring examination by all quarters." He then composed a verse: "When teacher and disciple meet, the intention is not light; / with nothing to do, they lead each other walking in the grass. / 'Failing you' and 'failing me'—let no one ask; / let all under heaven contend at the forefront as they will." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 3.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1996.3.33) - [Next: 3.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1996.3.35) - [Up: 3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1996.3) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1996~en-mt.3.34) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1996.3.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1996.3.34) · Pramāṇa