[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) › 10.233 # 大慧普覺禪師語錄 10.233 大慧普覺禪師語錄 10.233 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [10.233](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1998a.10.233) 五祖和尚舉：「僧問趙州：『如何是祖師西來意？』州云：『庭前柏樹子。』『恁麼會便不是了也。』『如何是祖師西來意？』『庭前柏樹子。』『恁麼會方始是。』」頌云： > The venerable Wuzu cited: "A monk asked Zhaozhou, 'What is the meaning of the Patriarch's coming from the West?' Zhaozhou said, 'The cypress tree in the courtyard.' 'If understood like this, then it is not.' 'What is the meaning of the Patriarch's coming from the West?' 'The cypress tree in the courtyard.' 'Only when understood like this is it so.'" A verse says: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 10.232](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1998a.10.232) - [Next: 10.234](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1998a.10.234) - [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.10.233) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1998a.10.233](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1998a.10.233) · Pramāṇa