[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) › [宏智禪師廣錄](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2001) › 3.14 # 宏智禪師廣錄 3.14 宏智禪師廣錄 3.14 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [3.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2001.3.14) 舉僧問智門。蓮華未出水時如何。門云蓮華。僧云。出水後如何。門云荷葉。師云。靈龜無卦兆。空殼不勞鑽。 > \[The Master\] cited a monk asking Zhimen: "What is it like when the lotus flower has not yet emerged from the water?" Men said, "A lotus flower." The monk said, "What about after emerging from the water?" Men said, "Lotus leaves." The Master said, "A spiritual turtle has no omens on its shell; an empty carapace is not worth boring into." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 3.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2001.3.13) - [Next: 3.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2001.3.15) - [Up: 3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2001.3) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2001~en-mt.3.14) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2001.3.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2001.3.14) · Pramāṇa