[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) › 2.8 # 如淨和尚語錄 2.8 如淨和尚語錄 2.8 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [2.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2002a.2.8) 斂衣就座乃云。有問有答。屎尿狼藉。無問無答。雷霆霹靂。於是眉毛慶快。鼻孔軒昂。直得大地平沈。虛空迸裂。正當恁麼。且與宏智古佛相見。舉拂子云。相見已了。合談何事。從前汗馬無人識。只要重論蓋代功。雖然知恩報恩一句如何。四海浪平龍睡穩。九天雲淨鶴摩空。 > Gathering his robes, he took his seat and said, "With questioning and answering, excrement and urine are strewn about in disarray. Without questioning and answering, thunderbolts and lightning crash. Thereupon the eyebrows are delighted and the nostrils held high, directly causing the great earth to sink flat and empty space to burst open. Right at such a time, let us meet with the ancient Buddha Hongzhi." Raising his whisk, he said, "Having already met, what should we discuss? / In the past, his sweat-drenched steed was recognized by none; / One need only speak anew of his era-covering achievements. / Even so, what about the phrase 'knowing kindness and repaying kindness'? / Waves across the four seas are calm, the dragon sleeps soundly; / Clouds across the nine heavens are clear, the crane grazes the sky." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2002a.2.7) - [Next: 2.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2002a.2.9) - [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.2.8) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (2) - [圓悟佛果禪師語錄](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1997.8.24) — Classical Chinese - [佛果圜悟禪師碧巖錄](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2003.1.36) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2002a.2.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2002a.2.8) · Pramāṇa