[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) › [虛堂和尚語錄](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000) › 5.187 # 虛堂和尚語錄 5.187 虛堂和尚語錄 5.187 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [5.187](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.5.187) 佛眼示眾：「千說萬說，不若親面一見，縱不說亦自分明，王子寶刀喻，眾盲摸象喻，禪學中隔江招手事，望州亭相見事，深山巖崖處事，此皆親面而見之，不在說也。」 > Foyan instructed the assembly: "A thousand explanations or ten thousand explanations are not as good as seeing it face to face in person. Even if not spoken, it is naturally clear. The metaphor of the prince's precious sword, the metaphor of the blind men feeling the elephant, the matter of waving across the river in Chan study, the matter of meeting at Wangzhou Pavilion, and the matter at the cliffs deep in the mountains—these are all seen face to face in person; they do not lie in speech." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.186](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.5.186) - [Next: 5.188](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.5.188) - [Up: 5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.5) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000~en-mt.5.187) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [續傳燈錄](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2077.25.8) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.5.187](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.5.187) · Pramāṇa