[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) › [景德傳燈錄](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2076) › 22.37 # 景德傳燈錄 22.37 景德傳燈錄 22.37 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [22.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2076.22.37) 漳州報恩院行崇禪師。問如何是佛法大意。師曰。碓擣磨磨。問曹谿一路請師舉揚。師曰。莫屈著曹谿麼。曰恁麼即群生有賴。師曰。汝也是老鼠喫鹽。問不涉公私如何言論。師曰。喫茶去。問丹霞燒木佛意作麼生。師曰。時寒燒火向。曰翠微迎羅漢意作麼生。師曰。別是一家春。 > Chan Master Xingchong of Bao'en Monastery in Zhangzhou. \[A monk\] asked, "What is the great meaning of the Buddha Dharma?" The Master said, "The mortar pounds, the mill grinds." \[The monk\] asked, "I invite the Master to hold forth on the single path of Caoxi." The Master said, "Did I wrong Caoxi?" \[The monk\] said, "If that is so, then all living beings have something to rely on." The Master said, "You too are like a mouse eating salt." \[A monk\] asked, "How can one speak without involving the public or private?" The Master said, "Go drink tea." \[The monk\] asked, "What was Danxia's meaning in burning the wooden Buddha?" The Master said, "When it is cold, burn a fire to warm oneself." \[The monk\] said, "What was Cuiwei's meaning in welcoming the arhats?" The Master said, "It is a spring of a different house." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 22.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2076.22.36) - [Next: 22.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2076.22.38) - [Up: 22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2076.22) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2076~en-mt.22.37) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2076.22.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2076.22.37) · Pramāṇa