[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) › 16.44 # 圓悟佛果禪師語錄 16.44 圓悟佛果禪師語錄 16.44 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [16.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1997.16.44) 舉：「僧問趙州：『未有世界早有此性，世界壞時此性不壞，如何是不壞之性？』州云：『四大五蘊。』僧云：『此猶是壞底，如何是不壞之性？』州云：『四大五蘊。』」師云：「千尺寒潭徹底清。」 > \[The Master\] cited: "A monk asked Zhaozhou: 'Before the world existed, this nature already was; when the world is destroyed, this nature is not destroyed. What is the undestroyed nature?' Zhaozhou said: 'The four great elements and five aggregates.' The monk said: 'These are still subject to destruction; what is the undestroyed nature?' Zhaozhou said: 'The four great elements and five aggregates.'" The Master said: "A thousand-foot cold pool, clear to the bottom." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 16.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1997.16.43) - [Next: 16.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1997.16.45) - [Up: 16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1997.16) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1997~en-mt.16.44) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1997.16.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1997.16.44) · Pramāṇa