[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) › [佛果圜悟禪師碧巖錄](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2003) › 2.7 # 佛果圜悟禪師碧巖錄 2.7 佛果圜悟禪師碧巖錄 2.7 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [2.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2003.2.7) 【一二】舉僧問洞山。如何是佛（鐵蒺藜。天下衲僧跳不出）山云。麻三斤（灼然。破草鞋。指槐樹罵柳樹。為秤鎚）。 > Case 12: A monk asked Dongshan, "What is the Buddha?" (An iron caltrop; the patch-robed monks of the world cannot leap out.) > Dongshan said, "Three pounds of hemp." (Clearly so! A broken straw sandal. Pointing at the locust tree to revile the willow. Serving as a steelyard weight.) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2003.2.6) - [Next: 2.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2003.2.8) - [Up: 2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2003.2) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2003~en-mt.2.7) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2003.2.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2003.2.7) · Pramāṇa