[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) › [法界圖記叢髓錄](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1887b) › 1.23 # 法界圖記叢髓錄 1.23 法界圖記叢髓錄 1.23 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1887b.1.23) 法融德記云：合詩一印者，一道朱畫合諸黑字方成圓印，故云合詩。問：書黑字後畫朱畫耶？畫朱畫後書黑字耶？答：二俱是也。先書後畫者，以理從事之義；先畫後書者，以事從理之義也。儼師雖作七十三印，但欲現其一印之義。而相和尚深得師意故，唯作此一根本印也。 > The record of the Venerable Farong says: "'Combining the poem into a single seal' means that a single vermilion line joins all the black characters together to form a round seal; hence it is called 'combining the poem.' Question: Are the black characters written first and then the vermilion line drawn, or is the vermilion line drawn first and then the black characters written? Answer: Both are correct. Writing first and drawing later has the meaning of bringing principle into accordance with phenomena; drawing first and writing later has the meaning of bringing phenomena into accordance with principle. Although Master Yan made seventy-three seals, he only wished to manifest the meaning of this single seal. The preceptor Xiang, having deeply grasped his master's intent, therefore made only this one fundamental seal." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1887b.1.22) - [Next: 1.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1887b.1.24) - [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1887b.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1887b~en-mt.1.23) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1887b.1.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1887b.1.23) · Pramāṇa