[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) › [大慧普覺禪師語錄](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1998a) › 12.56 # 大慧普覺禪師語錄 12.56 大慧普覺禪師語錄 12.56 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [12.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1998a.12.56) 頭如杓，面如楪，口無舌，說無竭。是而非，同而別，種空華，抽暗楔。死木蛇，活如蝎，擊塗毒，腦門裂。是阿誰，甘露滅。 > Head like a ladle, face like a dish; > mouth without a tongue, speaking without exhaustion. > Affirming yet denying, identical yet distinct; > planting flowers in emptiness, pulling out hidden wedges. > A dead wooden snake, living like a scorpion; > striking the poisoned drum, skull splits open. > Who is it? The nectar is extinguished. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 12.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1998a.12.55) - [Next: 12.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1998a.12.57) - [Up: 12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1998a.12) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1998a~en-mt.12.56) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1998a.12.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1998a.12.56) · Pramāṇa