[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) › 6.23 # 圓悟佛果禪師語錄 6.23 圓悟佛果禪師語錄 6.23 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [6.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1997.6.23) 上堂云：「靈山話月，語密難藏，曹溪指月，心真莫測。倒却門前剎竿著，已落第二頭。金剛階下蹲，神龜火裏走，猶落第三首。只如未有佛祖已前，還有恁麼時節麼？到這裏不論懵底，唯是俊流。還委悉麼？巨浪湧千尋，澄波不離水。」 > Ascending the hall, \[the Master\] said: "At Gṛdhrakūṭa speaking of the moon, the words were esoteric and hard to conceal; at Caoxi pointing to the moon, the mind was authentic and unfathomable. Knocking down the flagpole in front of the gate has already fallen into the second head; crouching beneath the diamond steps, the sacred tortoise walking within fire, still falls into the third category. What about before there were Buddhas and ancestral masters—was there still such a season? Arriving here, ignorant folks are not discussed; it is solely for the sharp and talented. Do you clearly understand? Giant waves surge a thousand fathoms, yet the clear ripples do not leave the water." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 6.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1997.6.22) - [Next: 6.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1997.6.24) - [Up: 6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1997.6) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1997~en-mt.6.23) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1997.6.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1997.6.23) · Pramāṇa