[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) › 3.33 # 大慧普覺禪師語錄 3.33 大慧普覺禪師語錄 3.33 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [3.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1998a.3.33) 上堂，舉：「僧問風穴：『古曲無音韻，如何和得齊？』穴云：『木雞啼子夜，芻狗吠天明。』」師云：「這黃面浙子，恁麼答話也，做他臨濟兒孫未得在。今日或有人問徑山：『古曲無音韻，如何和得齊？』只向他道：『木雞啼子夜，芻狗吠天明。』」 > Ascending the hall, he cited: "A monk asked Fengxue, 'The ancient tune has no melody; how can one harmonize with it?' Fengxue said, 'A wooden rooster crows at midnight; a straw dog barks at dawn.'" The Master said: "For this yellow-faced man of Zhejiang to answer like this, he still could not be a descendant of Linji. If someone were to ask Jingshan today: 'The ancient tune has no melody; how can one harmonize with it?' I would only say to him: 'A wooden rooster crows at midnight; a straw dog barks at dawn.'" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 3.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1998a.3.32) - [Next: 3.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1998a.3.34) - [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.3.33) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1998a.3.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1998a.3.33) · Pramāṇa