[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) › 3.13 # 大慧普覺禪師語錄 3.13 大慧普覺禪師語錄 3.13 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [3.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1998a.3.13) 上堂，舉：「僧問投子：『月未圓時如何？』子云：『吞却三箇四箇。』僧云：『圓後如何？』子云：『吐却七箇八箇。』」師云：「三箇與四箇，七箇與八箇，數目甚分明，無人數得過。既是數目分明，為甚麼無人數得過？」良久云：「道士著白襴，且非真措大。」 > Ascending the high seat, he cited: "A monk asked Touzi: 'How is it before the moon is full?' Touzi said: 'Swallow down three or four.' The monk said: 'How is it after it is full?' Touzi said: 'Spit out seven or eight.'" The Master said: "Three and four, seven and eight—the numbers are very distinct, yet no one can count them through. Since the numbers are distinct, why can no one count them through?" After a long pause, he said: "A Daoist wearing a white robe is still not a true scholar." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 3.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1998a.3.12) - [Next: 3.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1998a.3.14) - [Up: 3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1998a.3) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1998a~en-mt.3.13) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [密菴和尚語錄](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1999.1.130) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1998a.3.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1998a.3.13) · Pramāṇa