[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) › 3.12 # 大慧普覺禪師語錄 3.12 大慧普覺禪師語錄 3.12 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [3.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1998a.3.12) 上堂：「智不到處切忌道著，道著即頭角生。」舉起拂子云：「頭角生也，是驢是馬，還識得麼？若識得，不妨向異類中行；若識未得，永劫沈淪。」 > Ascending the high seat: "Where wisdom does not reach, be strictly careful not to speak of it; if you speak of it, horns will sprout on your head." Holding up his fly-whisk, he said: "Horns have sprouted! Is it a donkey or a horse? Do you recognize it? If you recognize it, you may freely walk among different species; if you do not yet recognize it, you will sink for eternal eons." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 3.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1998a.3.11) - [Next: 3.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1998a.3.13) - [Up: 3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1998a.3) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1998a~en-mt.3.12) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1998a.3.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1998a.3.12) · Pramāṇa