[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) › 8.42 # 大慧普覺禪師語錄 8.42 大慧普覺禪師語錄 8.42 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [8.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1998a.8.42) 示眾，舉：「僧問雲門：『達磨九年面壁，意旨如何？』門云：『念七。』」師云：「念七念七，全無消息，背看分明，正觀難識。既是正觀，為甚麼難識？可知禮也。」 > Instructing the assembly, he brought up \[the following\]: "A monk asked Yunmen, 'What was the intended meaning of Bodhidharma facing the wall for nine years?' Yunmen said, 'Twenty-seven.'" The Master said, "'Twenty-seven, twenty-seven'—utterly without news. Seen from behind, it is distinct; viewed head-on, it is hard to recognize. Since it is viewed head-on, why is it hard to recognize? 'One can know proprietary etiquette.'" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 8.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1998a.8.41) - [Next: 8.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1998a.8.43) - [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.8.42) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1998a.8.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1998a.8.42) · Pramāṇa