[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) › 5.50 # 明覺禪師語錄 5.50 明覺禪師語錄 5.50 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [5.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1996.5.50) 曹溪流，非止水，一點忽來，千波自起。直須釣鼇釣鯨， 莫問得皮得髓。君不見，石頭有言兮， 聖不慕他，靈不在已。成禪成禪，誰家之子。 > The flow of Caoxi is no stagnant water; > A single drop suddenly arrives, and a thousand waves naturally rise. > You must hook the giant turtle and angle the whale directly; > Do not ask about attaining the skin or attaining the marrow. > Do you not see that Shitou had a saying: > 'The sage does not admire others; the numinous does not reside in oneself.' > Chan practitioner Cheng, Chan practitioner Cheng, whose child are you? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1996.5.49) - [Next: 5.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1996.5.51) - [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.5.50) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1996.5.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1996.5.50) · Pramāṇa