[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) › [神僧傳](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2064) › 7.40 # 神僧傳 7.40 神僧傳 7.40 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [7.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2064.7.40) 嵩岳破竈墮和尚。隱居嵩山。山有廟甚靈。惟安一竈祭無虛日。師入廟以杖擊竈云。此泥瓦合成。聖從何來靈從何起。又擊三下。竈乃傾破墮落。須臾一青衣人設拜師前曰。我本此竈神久受業報。蒙師說無生法得脫此生。特來禮謝。再拜而去。少頃徒眾問師。竈神得何經旨便得生天。師曰。我只向伊道。只泥瓦合成別無道理為伊。眾無語。師良久云。會麼。眾云。不會。師曰。本有之性為什麼不會。眾僧乃禮拜。師曰。破也墮也。於是其眾大悟玄旨。 > Upādhyāya Pozhaoduo \[Broken Stove Fallen\] of Mount Song lived as a recluse on Mount Song. On the mountain was a shrine that was very efficacious; it housed only a single stove, and sacrifices were offered there without a single day missed. The Master entered the shrine, struck the stove with his staff, and said, "This is merely a composite of clay and tile; whence comes its sanctity, from where does its spirit arise?" He struck it three more times, and the stove toppled, broke, and fell down. In an instant, a person dressed in blue bowed before the Master and said, "I was originally the god of this stove, having long suffered this karmic retribution. Thanks to the Master preaching the Dharma of non-arising, I have gained release from this life, and come specially to pay homage and give thanks." He bowed twice and departed. A short while later, the disciples asked the Master, "What sūtra's meaning did the stove god obtain that he was able to be born in heaven?" The Master said, "I only said to him that it was merely a composite of clay and tile, with no other principle for his sake." The assembly was silent. After a long while, the Master said, "Do you understand?" The assembly said, "We do not understand." The Master said, "Why do you not understand the intrinsically existing nature?" The monks then bowed. The Master said, "It is broken! It has fallen!" Thereupon, the assembly was greatly awakened to the profound purport. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 7.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2064.7.39) - [Next: 7.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2064.7.41) - [Up: 7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2064.7) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2064~en-mt.7.40) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [佛祖歷代通載](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2036.13.22) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2064.7.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2064.7.40) · Pramāṇa