[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) › 8.21 # 大慧普覺禪師語錄 8.21 大慧普覺禪師語錄 8.21 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [8.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1998a.8.21) 示眾，舉：「青原思和尚問六祖：『當何所務即不落階級？』祖云：『汝曾作甚麼來？』思云：『聖諦亦不為。』祖云：『落何階級？』思云：『聖諦尚不為，何階級之有？』祖深器之。」師云：「莫將閑話為閑話，往往事從閑話生。」 > He instructed the assembly by citing: "Venerable Si of Qingyuan asked the Sixth Patriarch: 'What must one undertake so as not to fall into stages?' The Patriarch said: 'What have you ever practiced?' Si said: 'I do not even practice the noble truths.' The Patriarch said: 'What stage do you fall into?' Si said: 'When even the noble truths are not practiced, what stage could there be?' The Patriarch deeply valued him." > > The Master said: "Do not treat idle words as idle words; often matters arise from idle words." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 8.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1998a.8.20) - [Next: 8.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1998a.8.22) - [Up: 8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1998a.8) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1998a~en-mt.8.21) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1998a.8.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1998a.8.21) · Pramāṇa