[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) › [圓悟佛果禪師語錄](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1997) › 18.30 # 圓悟佛果禪師語錄 18.30 圓悟佛果禪師語錄 18.30 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [18.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1997.18.30) 大用不拘，今古楷模，倒拈蝎尾，平捋虎鬚，若非深辯端倪，何以坐觀成敗？俊處穎脫囊錐，高來卷舒方外，孤峯頂上浪滔天，正令當行百雜碎。咄！ > "Great function is unrestricted; / A model for past and present. / Turning backward to seize the scorpion's tail, / Plainly stroking the tiger's whiskers. / If one does not deeply discern the subtle clues, / How could one sit and observe success and failure? / At the sharp point, the awl breaks through the bag; / Rising high, it rolls up and unfurls beyond the square. / On the solitary mountain peak, waves surge to the heavens; / When the true command is put into effect, everything is smashed to bits! / Bah!" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 18.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1997.18.29) - [Next: 18.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1997.18.31) - [Up: 18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1997.18) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1997~en-mt.18.30) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1997.18.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1997.18.30) · Pramāṇa