[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) › 12.38 # 大慧普覺禪師語錄 12.38 大慧普覺禪師語錄 12.38 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [12.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1998a.12.38) 贈以之中語，咸云祕密言，誰知此老子，非妙亦非玄。直截不藏覆，當機火裏蓮，誰人明此意，端坐自擎拳。 > Words presented to him were all called secret phrases; > who knew this old fellow was neither wondrous nor mysterious? > Direct and unhidden, a lotus amidst fire meeting the occasion; > whoever understands this intention sits upright and raises his own fist. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 12.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1998a.12.37) - [Next: 12.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1998a.12.39) - [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.12.38) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1998a.12.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1998a.12.38) · Pramāṇa