<!-- Pramāṇa, a library of Indian primary sources · https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2005.1.167 -->

[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) › [無門關](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2005) › 1.167

# 無門關 1.167

無門關 1.167

- **Language:** Classical Chinese

### [1.167](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2005.1.167)

聞名不如見面　見面不如聞名  
雖然救得鼻孔　爭奈瞎却眼睛

> Hearing the name is not as good as seeing the face; / Seeing the face is not as good as hearing the name. / Although he rescued his nostrils, / What could he do about having his eyes blinded?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

- [Previous: 1.166](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2005.1.166)
- [Next: 1.168](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2005.1.168)
- [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2005.1)

## Translations (1)

- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2005~en-mt.1.167) — English, machine translation

---
Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2005.1.167](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2005.1.167) · Pramāṇa
