[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) › [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2003~en-mt) › 2.7 # 佛果圜悟禪師碧巖錄 2.7 English (machine translation) 2.7 - **Language:** English ### [2.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2003~en-mt.2.7) 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.) - [Previous: 2.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2003~en-mt.2.6) - [Next: 2.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2003~en-mt.2.8) - [Up: 2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2003~en-mt.2) ## Linked texts (1) - [佛果圜悟禪師碧巖錄](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2003.2.7) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2003~en-mt.2.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2003~en-mt.2.7) · Pramāṇa