[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) › 5.14 # 明覺禪師語錄 5.14 明覺禪師語錄 5.14 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [5.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1996.5.14) 松不直，棘不曲，誰笑卞和三獻玉，經天緯地太無端， 邁古超今亦輕觸。靡覉束，何必云，素範還還，真規復復， 栴檀葉落香風清，千里萬里長相逐。 > Pines are not straight, brambles are not crooked; / Who laughs at Bian He thrice presenting the jade? / Weaving through heaven and earth is utterly without cause; / Surpassing antiquity and transcending the present is also lightly touched upon. / Without restraint, / Why must one say: / Plain models return again and again, true regulations repeat endlessly? / Sandalwood leaves fall, fragrant breeze is pure; / For a thousand miles, ten thousand miles, perpetually following one another. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1996.5.13) - [Next: 5.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1996.5.15) - [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.5.14) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1996.5.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1996.5.14) · Pramāṇa