[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) › [宏智禪師廣錄](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2001) › 2.165 # 宏智禪師廣錄 2.165 宏智禪師廣錄 2.165 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [2.165](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2001.2.165) 舉龍牙問翠微。如何是祖師西來意。微云。與我過禪版來。牙取禪版與翠微。微接得便打。牙云。打即任打。要且無祖師意。又問臨際。如何是祖師西來意。際云。與我過蒲團來。牙取蒲團與臨際。際接得便打。牙云。打即任打。要且無祖師意。牙後住院。有僧問。和尚當年問翠微臨際祖師意。二尊宿明也未。牙云。明即明矣。要且無祖師意。頌曰。 > Longya asked Cuiwei: "What is the meaning of the Patriarch's coming from the West?" > Cuiwei said: "Pass me the meditation board." > Longya brought the meditation board and handed it to Cuiwei. > Cuiwei took it and immediately struck him. > Longya said: "Strike as you will, but there is still no Patriarch's meaning." > Longya also asked Linji: "What is the meaning of the Patriarch's coming from the West?" > Linji said: "Pass me the cushion." > Longya brought the cushion and handed it to Linji. > Linji took it and immediately struck him. > Longya said: "Strike as you will, but there is still no Patriarch's meaning." > Later, when Longya resided at a monastery, a monk asked: "When the Venerable asked Cuiwei and Linji about the Patriarch's meaning in those years, did the two venerable elders understand or not?" > Longya said: "Understand they certainly understood, but there is still no Patriarch's meaning." > An ode says: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.164](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2001.2.164) - [Next: 2.166](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2001.2.166) - [Up: 2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2001.2) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2001~en-mt.2.165) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (2) - [虛堂和尚語錄](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.4.42) — Classical Chinese - [萬松老人評唱天童覺和尚頌古從容庵錄](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2004.5.84) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2001.2.165](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2001.2.165) · Pramāṇa