[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) › 4.103 # 明覺禪師語錄 4.103 明覺禪師語錄 4.103 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [4.103](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1996.4.103) 有老宿見官人手中執笏，乃問：「在官人手中為笏，在天子手中為珪，在老僧手中喚作什麼？」代云：「弄巧成拙。」 > A veteran elder saw an official holding a tablet in his hand and thereupon asked, "In an official's hand it is a tablet; in the Son of Heaven's hand it is a sceptre; in this old monk's hand, what is it called?" On his behalf \[the Master\] said, "Trying to be clever only makes a blunder." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 4.102](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1996.4.102) - [Next: 4.104](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1996.4.104) - [Up: 4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1996.4) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1996~en-mt.4.103) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1996.4.103](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1996.4.103) · Pramāṇa