[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) › 4.142 # 明覺禪師語錄 4.142 明覺禪師語錄 4.142 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [4.142](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1996.4.142) 予嘗覽斯作，頗見開士，皆摛辭肇極，成贊厥道，因亦隨興以擬之，匪求蝕木於文也。噫！先覺洪規，可洞照遐古，豈復情謂逾越於其間哉？蓋往往學者，抑問勉意不獲而已，其或金沙混流，淘之汰之，固必存彼匠手明矣。 > I have previously perused this work and seen quite a few bodhisattvas who all brought forth their words to initiate the utmost, forming praises of its Dao. Following inspiration, I too have accordingly matched it, not seeking to bore into the wood of literature. Ah! The grand guidelines of the early awakened can illuminate antiquity through and through; how could feelings and thoughts overstep among them? For often students merely suppress questions and strain their intentions without obtaining \[insight\]; if gold and sand are mingled in the stream, to pan and sift them certainly must rest on the artisan's clear hand. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 4.141](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1996.4.141) - [Next: 4.143](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1996.4.143) - [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.4.142) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1996.4.142](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1996.4.142) · Pramāṇa