[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) › 1.40 # 密菴和尚語錄 1.40 密菴和尚語錄 1.40 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1999.1.40) 上堂，舉：「盤山道：『向上一路，千聖不傳。』慈明和尚道：『向上一路，千聖不然。』二尊宿與麼，大似靈龜曳尾。」祥符道：「向上一路掘地覓天。」 > Ascending the hall, he cited: "Panshan said: 'The direct path beyond is not transmitted by the thousand sages.' Venerable Ciming said: 'The direct path beyond: it is not so for the thousand sages.' These two senior masters being like this is much like a divine tortoise dragging its tail." Xiangfu says: "The direct path beyond: digging the earth to seek heaven." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1999.1.39) - [Next: 1.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1999.1.41) - [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.1.40) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1999.1.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1999.1.40) · Pramāṇa