[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) › [佛果圜悟禪師碧巖錄](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2003) › 4.35 # 佛果圜悟禪師碧巖錄 4.35 佛果圜悟禪師碧巖錄 4.35 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [4.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2003.4.35) 垂示云。若論漸也。返常合道。閙市裏七縱八橫。若論頓也。不留朕迹。千聖亦摸索不著。儻或不立頓漸。又作麼生。快人一言快馬一鞭。正恁麼時。誰是作者。試舉看。 > The pointer says: If we speak of the gradual, turning against the ordinary accords with the Way, in the bustling market-place seven verticals and eight horizontals. If we speak of the sudden, it leaves no trace or track, and even the thousand sages cannot grope and find it. If neither sudden nor gradual is established, then what? For a quick person, a single word; for a fast horse, a single whip. At just such a time, who is an author? Try to bring it up and see. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 4.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2003.4.34) - [Next: 4.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2003.4.36) - [Up: 4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2003.4) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2003~en-mt.4.35) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2003.4.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2003.4.35) · Pramāṇa