[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) › 1.182 # 密菴和尚語錄 1.182 密菴和尚語錄 1.182 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.182](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1999.1.182) 約齋張直閣書至，上堂：「佛佛授手，祖祖相傳，不昧見聞覺知，突出衲僧巴鼻。風行草偃，水到渠成，如太阿在手，凜凜神威，誰敢正眼覷著？所以諸佛以此出世；祖師以此西來；乾坤以此覆載；日月星辰以此照臨；天堂地獄以此而分善惡；四聖六凡以此頭出頭沒；衲僧家以此提向上鉗鎚，碎聖凡窠臼。窠臼若盡，直得上無攀仰，下絕弓躬，常光現前，壁立萬仞。正與麼時，如何與約齋相見？」良久云：「鋒鋩影裏分緇素，鼻孔依前搭上唇。」復說偈曰：「居於富貴中，不為富貴誤，赤手挨開解脫門，四方八面俱獨步。佛祖不知由，憑誰立本據？咄咄咄！力㘞希，聞見覺知齊合掌，鐵牛生得鳳凰兒。」 > When a letter arrived from Drafter-in-waiting Zhang Yuezhai, \[the Master\] ascended the hall: "Buddhas hand it to buddhas, and patriarchs transmit it to patriarchs; not blinded by seeing, hearing, perceiving, and knowing, the patchrobed monk's handle stands out boldly. When the wind blows, the grass bends; when the water arrives, the ditch is formed. Like holding the Tai'e sword in hand with awe-inspiring divine power, who dares peer straight at it? Therefore, all buddhas appear in the world through this; the ancestral teacher came from the West through this; heaven and earth cover and support through this; the sun, moon, and stars shine through this; heavenly halls and hells divide good and evil through this; the four sages and six ordinarinesses bob up and down through this; and patchrobed monks wield the tongs and hammer of the direct path beyond through this, smashing the old ruts of the sacred and the profane. When the old ruts are exhausted, one directly has nothing to look up to above and no bending or bowing below; the constant light appears before one, standing like a wall ten thousand fathoms high. Just at such a time, how does one meet with Yuezhai?" > After a long pause, he said, "In the shadow of the blade's edge, black and white are distinguished; the nostrils still hang down over the upper lip." > He further spoke a verse, saying: > "Dwelling amidst wealth and nobility, > Not misled by wealth and nobility, > With bare hands pushing open the gate of liberation, > Striding alone in all eight directions. > The buddhas and patriarchs do not know its reason; > Relying on whom could a foundation be established? > Bah, bah, bah! Li-wa-xi! > Hearing, seeing, perceiving, and knowing all join palms; > An iron ox gives birth to a phoenix child." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.181](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1999.1.181) - [Next: 1.183](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1999.1.183) - [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.1.182) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1999.1.182](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1999.1.182) · Pramāṇa