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# 宏智禪師廣錄 2.166

宏智禪師廣錄 2.166

- **Language:** Classical Chinese

### [2.166](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2001.2.166)

蒲團禪版對龍牙。何事當機不作家。未意成褫明目下。  
恐將流落在天涯。虛空那掛劍。  
星漢却浮槎。不萠草解藏香象。無底籃能著活蛇。  
今日江湖何障礙。通方津渡有舡車。

> Cushion and meditation board facing Longya—  
> Why, confronting the dynamic, did they not show masterly skill?  
> It was not that they meant to strip him bare before his eyes;  
> They feared he would drift away to the ends of heaven.  
> How can empty space hang a sword?  
> Yet the Milky Way can float a raft.  
> Unsprouted grass can conceal a fragrant elephant;  
> A bottomless basket can hold a live snake.  
> Today, what obstruction is there on rivers and lakes?  
> At the thoroughfares and ferries are boats and carriages.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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## Translations (1)

- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2001~en-mt.2.166) — English, machine translation

## Linked texts (1)

- [萬松老人評唱天童覺和尚頌古從容庵錄](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2004.5.87) — Classical Chinese

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