[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) › 19.48 # 大慧普覺禪師語錄 19.48 大慧普覺禪師語錄 19.48 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [19.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1998a.19.48) 僧問趙州：「柏樹子還有佛性也無？」州云：「有。」僧云：「幾時成佛？」州云：「待虛空落地。」僧云：「虛空幾時落地？」州云：「待柏樹子成佛。」看此話，不得作柏樹子不成佛想，虛空不落地想。畢竟如何？虛空落地時，柏樹子成佛，柏樹子成佛時，虛空落地定也。思之。 > A monk asked Zhaozhou: 'Does the cypress tree also have buddha-nature or not?' Zhaozhou said: 'It has.' The monk said: 'When will it become a buddha?' Zhaozhou said: 'Wait until empty space falls to the ground.' The monk said: 'When will empty space fall to the ground?' Zhaozhou said: 'Wait until the cypress tree becomes a buddha.' In examining this huatou, you must not conceive that the cypress tree will not become a buddha, nor conceive that empty space will not fall to the ground. Ultimately, how is it? When empty space falls to the ground, the cypress tree becomes a buddha; when the cypress tree becomes a buddha, it is certain that empty space falls to the ground. Reflect on this. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 19.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1998a.19.47) - [Next: 19.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1998a.19.49) - [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.19.48) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1998a.19.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1998a.19.48) · Pramāṇa