[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) › 18.13 # 圓悟佛果禪師語錄 18.13 圓悟佛果禪師語錄 18.13 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [18.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1997.18.13) 舉：「僧問大梅：『如何是祖師西來意？』梅云：『西來無意。』僧舉似鹽官，官云：『一箇棺木，兩箇死漢。』雪竇云：『三箇也有。』」師拈云：「一串穿却。」 > He brought up \[the following case\]: "A monk asked Damei: 'What is the meaning of the Patriarch's coming from the West?' Damei said: 'Coming from the West, there is no meaning.' The monk recounted this to Yanguan. Yanguan said: 'One coffin, two dead fellows.' Xuedou said: 'There are even three.'" The Master commented: "Pierced through on a single string." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 18.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1997.18.12) - [Next: 18.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1997.18.14) - [Up: 18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1997.18) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1997~en-mt.18.13) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1997.18.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1997.18.13) · Pramāṇa