[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) › [如淨和尚語錄](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2002a) › 2.24 # 如淨和尚語錄 2.24 如淨和尚語錄 2.24 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [2.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2002a.2.24) 謝監收。上堂。金剛王寶劍在匣。有望風不犯之威。天童喝下飛出。變作無孔鐵鎚。輥入荒田亂草。任教日炙風吹。因甚如此。拈匙把筯知多少。不是知音不易知。 > Thanking the overseer of stores, he ascended the hall: > "The precious sword of the Vajra King is in its scabbard, > having the awe-inspiring power that one dare not offend upon merely feeling its wind. > With a shout from Tiantong, it flies out > and turns into an iron hammer without a hole, > rolling into waste fields and tangled grasses, > letting the sun scorch and the wind blow it. > Why is it like this? > Picking up the spoon and holding the chopsticks—who knows how many? > Unless one is an intimate friend, it is not easily known." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2002a.2.23) - [Next: 2.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2002a.2.25) - [Up: 2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2002a.2) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2002a~en-mt.2.24) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2002a.2.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2002a.2.24) · Pramāṇa