[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) › 4.8 # 大慧普覺禪師語錄 4.8 大慧普覺禪師語錄 4.8 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [4.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1998a.4.8) 上堂，舉：「教云：『更以異方便，助顯第一義。』」師拈拄杖卓一下云：「這箇是異方便，那箇是第一義？」擲下云：「大蟲裹紙帽，好笑又驚人。」 > Ascending the hall, \[the Master\] cited: "The teaching says, 'Furthermore, with different expedient means, one assists in revealing the paramārtha.'" The Master picked up his staff, struck \[the floor\] once, and said, "This is the different expedient means; which one is the paramārtha?" Throwing it down, he said, "A tiger wearing a paper hat: ridiculous, yet terrifying!" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 4.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1998a.4.7) - [Next: 4.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1998a.4.9) - [Up: 4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1998a.4) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1998a~en-mt.4.8) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1998a.4.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1998a.4.8) · Pramāṇa