[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) › 18.32 # 圓悟佛果禪師語錄 18.32 圓悟佛果禪師語錄 18.32 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [18.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1997.18.32) 鸞膠續斷絃，猊血化驢乳，從來不為人，今古參佛祖。箭既離絃無返回，將欲奪之必固與。語時默，默時語，人從陳州來，却往許州去。 > "Luan-bird glue reconnects the broken string; / Lion's blood transforms donkey's milk. / Never having been for people, / Through past and present it consults buddhas and patriarchs. / Once the arrow has left the bowstring, there is no turning back; / In order to seize it, one must certainly grant it first. / Speaking during silence, silent during speech— / A person comes from Chenzhou, / Yet heads off toward Xuzhou." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 18.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1997.18.31) - [Next: 18.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1997.18.33) - [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.18.32) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1997.18.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1997.18.32) · Pramāṇa