[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) › [人天眼目](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2006) › [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2006~en-mt) › 2.164 # 人天眼目 2.164 English (machine translation) 2.164 - **Language:** English ### [2.164](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2006~en-mt.2.164) The master addressed the assembly, saying: "Encompassing heaven and earth; discerning the dynamic by ounces and drams; not involving the myriad conditions—how do you undertake this?" The assembly had no answer. He answered on their behalf, saying: "A single arrowhead shatters three barriers." Later, Chan Master Deshan Yuanming Mi separated his words into three phrases, calling them: the phrase that encompasses heaven and earth, the phrase that cuts off all streams, and the phrase that follows the waves and pursues the billows. (Yuanwu said: "Originally true and originally empty, of one color and one taste, not lacking a wondrous substance, not requiring hesitation, thoroughly clear—this is encompassing heaven and earth." He also said: "Originally not understood through conceptual thought; when arranged and brought forward, it does not expend a single word, and the myriad workings instantly cease—this is cutting off all streams." He also said: "If allowing him to meet face-to-face, discerning the soil from the sprout, recognizing the person through words—this is following the waves and pursuing the billows.") - [Previous: 2.163](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2006~en-mt.2.163) - [Next: 2.165](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2006~en-mt.2.165) - [Up: 2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2006~en-mt.2) ## Linked texts (1) - [人天眼目](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2006.2.164) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2006~en-mt.2.164](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2006~en-mt.2.164) · Pramāṇa