[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) › 4.84 # 明覺禪師語錄 4.84 明覺禪師語錄 4.84 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [4.84](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1996.4.84) 師一日同三五僧看種田，師云：「靈苗無根，作麼生種？」僧云：「明年更有新條在。」師云：「儞問我，我與儞道。」僧便問，師云：「分付田舍奴。」 > One day the master was watching the fields being planted together with three or five monks. The master said: "The numinous sprouts have no roots; how do you plant them?" A monk said: "Next year there will be fresh shoots again." The master said: "Ask me, and I will tell you." The monk then asked. The master said: "Entrust it to the rustic field hand." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 4.83](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1996.4.83) - [Next: 4.85](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1996.4.85) - [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.4.84) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1996.4.84](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1996.4.84) · Pramāṇa