[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) › 12.156 # 大慧普覺禪師語錄 12.156 大慧普覺禪師語錄 12.156 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [12.156](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1998a.12.156) 上無片瓦蓋頭，下無卓錐之地，赤骨𩪸箇渾身，與人爭甚閑氣，些子無明不奈何，說甚祖師西來意。 > Above, not a single tile to cover his head; / Below, not an inch of ground to plant an awl. / Stripped stark naked over his whole body, / What idle breath does he fight over with others? / Unable to do anything about a bit of ignorance, / What is he saying about the meaning of the Patriarch's coming from the West? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 12.155](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1998a.12.155) - [Next: 12.157](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1998a.12.157) - [Up: 12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1998a.12) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1998a~en-mt.12.156) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1998a.12.156](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1998a.12.156) · Pramāṇa