[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) › 4.69 # 明覺禪師語錄 4.69 明覺禪師語錄 4.69 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [4.69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1996.4.69) 一日遊園次，問僧：「苦瓠連根苦，甜瓜徹蒂甜，明得箇什麼邊事？」僧無對，代云：「平出。」 > One day, while strolling in the garden, he asked a monk: "The bitter calabash is bitter right down to its root; the sweet melon is sweet through to its stem. What aspect of the matter does this clarify?" The monk had no reply. On \[his\] behalf he said: "Coming out even." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 4.68](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1996.4.68) - [Next: 4.70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1996.4.70) - [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.4.69) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1996.4.69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1996.4.69) · Pramāṇa