[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) › 12.171 # 大慧普覺禪師語錄 12.171 大慧普覺禪師語錄 12.171 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [12.171](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1998a.12.171) 師臨示寂，親書遺奏畢，侍僧乞留頌，師厲聲曰：「無頌便死不得也？」乃大書云： > When the Master approached passing away, having personally written his final memorial, the attendant monk begged for a gāthā. The Master said in a stern voice: 'Can one not die without a gāthā?' Thereupon he wrote in large characters: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 12.170](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1998a.12.170) - [Next: 12.172](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1998a.12.172) - [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.12.171) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1998a.12.171](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1998a.12.171) · Pramāṇa