[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) › 5.116 # 明覺禪師語錄 5.116 明覺禪師語錄 5.116 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [5.116](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1996.5.116) 天地不仁，萬化蠢蠢，若謂非緣，竹何從笋，髮兮髮兮，黑白是準。 > Heaven and earth are not benevolent; / The myriad transformations wriggle on. / If you say it is not through conditions, / From where does bamboo sprout as shoots? / Hair, O hair! / Black and white are the standard. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.115](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1996.5.115) - [Next: 5.117](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1996.5.117) - [Up: 5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1996.5) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1996~en-mt.5.116) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1996.5.116](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1996.5.116) · Pramāṇa