[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) › [佛祖統紀](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035) › 47.45 # 佛祖統紀 47.45 佛祖統紀 47.45 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [47.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035.47.45) 七年二月。靈隱慧遠禪師入對選德殿。上曰。如何免得生死。對曰。不悟大乘終未能免。上曰。如何得悟。對曰。本有之性磨以歲月自然得悟。上曰。悟後如何。對曰。悟後始知今日問答皆非。上曰。一切處不是後如何。對曰。脫體現前更無可見之相。上有省首肯之。 > In the seventh year, in the second month, Chan Master Huiyuan of Lingyin entered for an audience at the Xuande Hall. The Emperor said, "How does one escape birth and death?" He replied, "Without awakening to the Great Vehicle, one will never be able to escape." The Emperor said, "How does one attain awakening?" He replied, "The fundamentally existing nature, polished through the years, will naturally attain awakening." The Emperor said, "What happens after awakening?" He replied, "Only after awakening does one know that today's questions and answers are all entirely wrong." The Emperor said, "What happens after everything is not \[it\]?" He replied, "Shedding the body, it appears before you, with no further visible marks." The Emperor experienced an insight and nodded in approval. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 47.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035.47.44) - [Next: 47.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035.47.46) - [Up: 47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035.47) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035~en-mt.47.45) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035.47.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035.47.45) · Pramāṇa