[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) › 21.7 # 大慧普覺禪師語錄 21.7 大慧普覺禪師語錄 21.7 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [21.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1998a.21.7) 諸佛出世、祖師西來，隨眾生根器所宜，應箇時節而已。據實而論，無說無示、無聞無得，故巖頭有言：「若以實法繫綴人，莫道受他信施，只土亦銷不得。」以是觀之，諸佛諸祖亦只作得箇證明底主人耳。不見舍利弗問文殊師利曰：「諸佛如來不覺法界耶？」文殊答曰：「諸佛尚不可得，云何有佛而覺法界？法界尚不可得，云何法界為諸佛所覺？」如是則亦不見有師，亦不見有弟子，亦不見有說法者，亦不見有聽法者，亦不見有說如是義者，亦不見有受如是義者，亦無文殊，亦無舍利弗，亦無諸佛，亦無祖師，亦無法界為諸佛所覺，亦無諸佛而覺法界，亦不曾有鮑居士，此軸子亦無來處，妙喜亦不曾引筆行墨，既是一切皆不曾有，即今忉忉怛怛，一絡索惡口，却安頓在甚麼處？咄！若有安頓處則有也，鮑居士但恁麼觀，作是觀者名為正觀，作他觀者名為邪觀；如或尚作邪正見，也怪妙喜不得。 > The appearance of the buddhas in the world and the coming of the Patriarch from the West merely responded to the appropriate times according to the capacities of sentient beings. Speaking according to reality, there is nothing taught and nothing revealed, nothing heard and nothing attained. Thus Yantou had a saying: 'If one binds people with real dharmas, not only could you not digest others' faithful offerings, you could not even digest dirt.' Viewed from this, the buddhas and patriarchs also merely serve as verifying hosts. Have you not seen Śāriputra asking Mañjuśrī: 'Do the buddhas, the Tathāgatas, not awaken to the dharmadhātu?' Mañjuśrī replied: 'Even the buddhas are unobtainable; how could there be a buddha who awakens to the dharmadhātu? Even the dharmadhātu is unobtainable; how could the dharmadhātu be awakened to by the buddhas?' If it is like this, then one also does not see that there is a teacher, nor does one see that there is a disciple; one does not see that there is an expounder of Dharma, nor does one see that there is a hearer of Dharma; one does not see that there is one who speaks such meaning, nor does one see that there is one who receives such meaning. There is also no Mañjuśrī, no Śāriputra, no buddhas, no patriarchs, no dharmadhātu awakened to by the buddhas, and no buddhas who awaken to the dharmadhātu. There has also never been a Layman Bao, this scroll also has no origin, and Miaoxi has also never wielded the brush and laid down ink. Since none of it has ever existed, where are this present chattering and fussing, this whole string of foul-mouthed words, to be placed? Bah! If there is a place to settle them, then there is. Layman Bao should simply observe like this. One who makes this contemplation is called having right contemplation; one who makes other contemplations is called having heterodox contemplation. If you still produce views of heterodox and right, you cannot blame Miaoxi. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 21.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1998a.21.6) - [Next: 21.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1998a.21.8) - [Up: 21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1998a.21) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1998a~en-mt.21.7) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1998a.21.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1998a.21.7) · Pramāṇa