[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) › 8.47 # 大慧普覺禪師語錄 8.47 大慧普覺禪師語錄 8.47 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [8.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1998a.8.47) 屏山居士劉寶學請示眾：「大根大器大丈夫，不越一念了大事，三世諸佛立下風，此人堪作如來使。三世諸佛既立下風，為甚麼却作如來使？」良久云：「鐵輪天子寰中勅，須信官差不自由。」 > Requested by Layman Pingshan, Academician Liu, to instruct the assembly: "A great hero of great capacity and great caliber settles the great matter without exceeding a single thought. The buddhas of the three periods stand downwind of him; such a person is fit to be an emissary of the Tathāgata. Since the buddhas of the three periods stand downwind of him, why does he instead become an emissary of the Tathāgata?" After a long pause, he said, "The Iron-Wheel Heavenly King issues an edict throughout the realm; you must believe that being on official duty leaves one no freedom." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 8.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1998a.8.46) - [Next: 8.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1998a.8.48) - [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.8.47) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1998a.8.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1998a.8.47) · Pramāṇa