[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) › [大慧普覺禪師語錄](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1998a) › 10.143 # 大慧普覺禪師語錄 10.143 大慧普覺禪師語錄 10.143 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [10.143](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1998a.10.143) 僧問興化：「四方八面來時如何？」化云：「打中間底。」僧便禮拜，化云：「興化今日赴箇村齋，向來中路撞著一陣卒風暴雨，却向古廟裏閃避得過。」頌云： > A monk asked Xinghua, "What happens when \[they\] come from all four directions and eight quarters?" Xinghua said, "Strike the center." The monk then bowed. Xinghua said, "Today Xinghua went to attend a village feast; on the road earlier, he ran into a sudden gale and torrential rain, but managed to duck into an old temple to dodge it." The verse says: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 10.142](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1998a.10.142) - [Next: 10.144](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1998a.10.144) - [Up: 10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1998a.10) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1998a~en-mt.10.143) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1998a.10.143](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1998a.10.143) · Pramāṇa