[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) › 5.42 # 明覺禪師語錄 5.42 明覺禪師語錄 5.42 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [5.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1996.5.42) 霜葉凋殘、巖風凜寒，彼之禪老、忽下崇巒。衲有雲兮，曾卷未卷， 琴無絃分，解彈不彈。迢迢既行，宜聽斯語， 明闇路岐，生死洲渚。而今而後知不知， 頹綱委地憑誰舉。 > Frosty leaves wither and fall, the cliff wind is chillingly cold; > That elder of Chan suddenly descends the lofty peaks. > The patch-robe has clouds: once rolled up, yet unrolled; > The zither has no strings: skilled in playing, yet unplayed. > Having set off on the long journey, you should listen to these words: > The paths of brightness and darkness, the islands of birth and death. > From now on, whether you know or know not, > The fallen net has collapsed to the ground—upon whom can we rely to lift it up? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1996.5.41) - [Next: 5.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1996.5.43) - [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.5.42) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1996.5.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1996.5.42) · Pramāṇa