[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) › [密菴和尚語錄](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1999) › 1.126 # 密菴和尚語錄 1.126 密菴和尚語錄 1.126 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.126](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1999.1.126) 上堂：「平白地上，拈起一絲毫頭，盡大地人亡鋒結舌。遠過恒沙國，近在口皮邊，會則碓嘴生花，不會則鐵牛㘅草。去却兩頭機，如何通信？」良久云：「久雨不晴，脚下泥深三尺。」 > He ascended the hall and said: "On the level ground, picking up the tip of a single fine hair, everyone on the whole great earth has their sharp point broken and their tongues tied. As far as beyond the lands of the Ganges sands, as near as the edge of the lips: if you understand, the mortar's pestle sprouts flowers; if you do not understand, the iron ox chews grass. Setting aside the functionings of both extremes, how do you communicate the message?" After a long pause, he said: "It has rained long without clearing; the mud beneath our feet is three feet deep." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.125](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1999.1.125) - [Next: 1.127](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1999.1.127) - [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1999.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1999~en-mt.1.126) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1999.1.126](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1999.1.126) · Pramāṇa