[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) › 4.47 # 明覺禪師語錄 4.47 明覺禪師語錄 4.47 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [4.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1996.4.47) 或云：「荒田不揀草變為金，信手拈來金變為草，古聖日用不知且致，儞為什麼臨機道得？」代云：「如蟲禦木。」 > Or he would say: "Not picking through barren fields, grass turns to gold; picking up at will, gold turns to grass. Setting aside the ancient sages' daily use without knowing it, why can you speak in response to the moment?" Speaking on their behalf, he said: "Like an insect boring into wood." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 4.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1996.4.46) - [Next: 4.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1996.4.48) - [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.4.47) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1996.4.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1996.4.47) · Pramāṇa