[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) › [法演禪師語錄](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1995) › 3.16 # 法演禪師語錄 3.16 法演禪師語錄 3.16 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [3.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1995.3.16) 上堂云：「無法可說是名說法，夜月嚴凝霜天凜冽，池裏烏龜凍得成鼈，更說兩句舌頭成鐵。」 > Ascending the hall, he said: "There is no Dharma to be spoken: this is called expounding the Dharma. The night moon is austere and frozen; the frosty sky is piercingly cold. In the pond, the terrapin is frozen into a soft-shelled turtle. If I speak two more phrases, my tongue will turn to iron." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 3.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1995.3.15) - [Next: 3.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1995.3.17) - [Up: 3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1995.3) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1995~en-mt.3.16) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1995.3.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1995.3.16) · Pramāṇa