[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) › [圓悟佛果禪師語錄](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1997) › 14.20 # 圓悟佛果禪師語錄 14.20 圓悟佛果禪師語錄 14.20 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [14.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1997.14.20) 達磨遊梁入魏，落草尋人，向少林冷坐九年，深雪之中覓得一箇，及至最後問得箇什麼？却只禮三拜依位而立，遂有得髓之言。至令守株待兔之流，競以無言禮拜依位，為得髓深致。殊不知，劍去久矣爾方刻舟，豈曾夢見祖師？若是本色真正道流，要須超情離見別有生涯，終不向死水裏作活計，方承紹得他家基業。到此須知有向上事，所謂善學柳下惠，終不師其跡，是故古人道：「一句合頭語，萬劫繫驢橛。」誠哉。 > Bodhidharma traveled to Liang and entered Wei, plunging into the weeds to seek out a person. Facing the wall at Shaolin, he sat coldly for nine years, finding only one in the deep snow. When it came to the final question, what did \[Huike\] attain? He merely made three prostrations and stood in his place, whereupon there were the words about attaining the marrow. This led those of the sort who "guard a tree stump waiting for a rabbit" to vie in taking wordless prostration and standing in place as the profound import of attaining the marrow. Little do they know that the sword has long since fallen, yet they are still notching the boat—how could they have ever even dreamed of the Patriarch? If one is an authentic, true follower of the Way, one must transcend emotional views, step beyond opinions, and have a different livelihood; one must never make a living in dead water. Only then can one inherit the estate of their house. Arriving here, one must know there is the transcendent matter. As it is said, one who is skilled at learning from Liuxia Hui never imitates his tracks. Therefore the ancients said, "A matching phrase is a donkey tethering stake for ten thousand kalpas." How true! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 14.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1997.14.19) - [Next: 14.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1997.14.21) - [Up: 14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1997.14) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1997~en-mt.14.20) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1997.14.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1997.14.20) · Pramāṇa