[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) › [黃龍慧南禪師語錄](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1993) › 1.21 # 黃龍慧南禪師語錄 1.21 黃龍慧南禪師語錄 1.21 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1993.1.21) 上堂云：「順捋虎鬚應自顧，倒拈蛇尾任他猜，胡來漢現尋常事，勿將明鏡掛高臺。」下座。 > Ascending the hall, he said: "Stroking the tiger's whiskers along the grain, one should watch out for oneself; holding the snake's tail backward, let others guess. A barbarian coming, a Han appearing—an ordinary occurrence; do not hang a bright mirror high upon a terrace." He descended from the seat. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1993.1.20) - [Next: 1.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1993.1.22) - [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1993.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1993~en-mt.1.21) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1993.1.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1993.1.21) · Pramāṇa