[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) › [汾陽無德禪師語錄](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1992) › 2.405 # 汾陽無德禪師語錄 2.405 汾陽無德禪師語錄 2.405 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [2.405](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1992.2.405) 「有官人看涅槃相，問僧：『是甚相？』云：『涅槃相。』『既是涅槃，為什麼却有悲有憙？』」代云：「細腰鼓子兩頭打。」 > "An official looking at an image of the parinirvāṇa asked a monk: 'What image is this?' He said: 'The image of the parinirvāṇa.' 'Since it is nirvāṇa, why is there both sorrow and joy?'" Replacing \[the monk's words\], he said: "A narrow-waisted drum beaten at both ends." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.404](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1992.2.404) - [Next: 2.406](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1992.2.406) - [Up: 2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1992.2) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1992~en-mt.2.405) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1992.2.405](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1992.2.405) · Pramāṇa