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# 宏智禪師廣錄 8.522

宏智禪師廣錄 8.522

- **Language:** Classical Chinese

### [8.522](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2001.8.522)

佛佛要機祖祖機要。不觸事而知。不對緣而照。  
不觸事而知。其知自微不對緣而照。其照自妙。  
其知自微。曾無分別之思。其照自妙。曾無毫忽之兆。  
曾無分別之思。其知無偶而奇。  
曾無毫忽之兆。其照無取而了。水清徹底兮。  
魚行遲遲。空闊莫涯兮。鳥飛杳杳。

> The essential pivot of buddhas, the pivotal essence of patriarchs: / Knowing without touching things; shining without confronting conditions. / Knowing without touching things, its knowing is naturally subtle; / Shining without confronting conditions, its shining is naturally wondrous. / Its knowing being naturally subtle, it has never had thoughts of discrimination; / Its shining being naturally wondrous, it has never had signs of an iota. / Having never had thoughts of discrimination, its knowing is without pair and singular; / Having never had signs of an iota, its shining is without grasp and complete. / The water is clear to the bottom; / Fish swim slowly. / Space is vast without boundary; / Birds fly far out of sight.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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## Translations (1)

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