[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) › 19.51 # 大慧普覺禪師語錄 19.51 大慧普覺禪師語錄 19.51 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [19.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1998a.19.51) 今時士大夫學道，多是半進半退，於世事上不如意，則火急要參禪，忽然世事遂意，則便罷參，為無決定信故也。禪乃般若之異名，梵語般若，此云智慧，當人若無決定信，又無智慧，欲出生死，無有是處。 > When scholar-officials nowadays study the Way, most advance halfway and retreat halfway. When things do not go as they wish in worldly affairs, they urgently want to practice Chan; but when worldly affairs suddenly accord with their wishes, they immediately cease practicing, because they lack decisive faith. Chan is another name for prajñā; the Sanskrit word prajñā translates here as wisdom. If you lack decisive faith and also lack wisdom, wishing to transcend birth and death is impossible. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 19.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1998a.19.50) - [Next: 19.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1998a.19.52) - [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.19.51) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1998a.19.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1998a.19.51) · Pramāṇa