[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) › [無門關](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2005) › 1.240 # 無門關 1.240 無門關 1.240 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.240](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2005.1.240) 無門曰。喚作竹篦則觸。不喚作竹篦則背。不得有語。不得無語。速道速道。 > Wumen says: If you call it a bamboo stick, you hit against it. If you do not call it a bamboo stick, you turn your back on it. You must not speak; you must not remain silent. Speak quickly! Speak quickly! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.239](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2005.1.239) - [Next: 1.241](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2005.1.241) - [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2005.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2005~en-mt.1.240) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [佛祖歷代通載](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2036.20.96) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2005.1.240](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2005.1.240) · Pramāṇa