[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) › 9.246 # 宏智禪師廣錄 9.246 宏智禪師廣錄 9.246 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [9.246](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2001.9.246) 默默工夫。心田自鋤。醭生唇上滿。泥斵鼻頭餘。 少林何曾說話。曹溪不識文書。誰言伎倆渾無巧。 自信家風也不疎。 > Silent work: hoeing one's own mind-ground. > Mold grows plentiful upon the lips; mud is pared away from the tip of the nose. > When did Shaolin ever speak? Caoxi did not know written words. > Who says there is no cleverness at all in these skills? > I am confident that my family custom is not remiss. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 9.245](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2001.9.245) - [Next: 9.247](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2001.9.247) - [Up: 9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2001.9) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2001~en-mt.9.246) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2001.9.246](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2001.9.246) · Pramāṇa