[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) › 19.23 # 大慧普覺禪師語錄 19.23 大慧普覺禪師語錄 19.23 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [19.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1998a.19.23) 生從何處來，死向何處去，知得來去處，方名學佛人。知生死底是阿誰？受生死底復是阿誰？不知來去處底又是阿誰？忽然知得來去處底，又是阿誰？看此話，眼眨眨地理會不得，肚裏七上八下，方寸中如頓却一團火相似底，又是阿誰？若要識，但向理會不得處識取。若便識得，方知生死決定不相干涉。 > "Where does birth come from? Where does death go? One who knows their place of coming and going is first worthy of being called a student of the Buddha." Who is it that knows birth and death? Who is it again that undergoes birth and death? Who is it again that does not know their place of coming and going? Who is it again that suddenly comes to know their place of coming and going? While looking into this phrase, blinking one's eyes unable to comprehend it, the guts tossing up and down, as though a ball of fire were abruptly dumped into one's chest—who is that again? If you wish to recognize it, just recognize it right where you cannot comprehend. If you manage to recognize it, only then will you know that birth and death definitely have nothing to do with you. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 19.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1998a.19.22) - [Next: 19.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1998a.19.24) - [Up: 19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1998a.19) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1998a~en-mt.19.23) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1998a.19.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1998a.19.23) · Pramāṇa