[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) › [人天眼目](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2006) › 6.54 # 人天眼目 6.54 人天眼目 6.54 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [6.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2006.6.54) 僧問。寶劍未出匣時如何。印云澁。柱云。如今朝代無人問（朝一作昭）巖云。切忌道著。宗云。寒光射斗牛。出匣後如何。印云利柱云。萬里山河道太平。巖云。天魔膽裂。宗云。千兵易得。一將難求。 > A monk asked, "What is it like when the precious sword has not yet left the scabbard?" > Yin said, "Blunt." > Zhu said, "In our present dynasty, no one asks." (One source has \*zhao\* \[bright\] instead of \*chao\* \[dynasty\].) > Yan said, "Take great care not to speak of it!" > Zong said, "Its cold gleam shoots towards the Big Dipper and the Ox." > "What is it like after it has left the scabbard?" > Yin said, "Sharp." > Zhu said, "Across ten thousand miles of mountains and rivers, all proclaim great peace." > Yan said, "The heavenly demons' gallbladders burst." > Zong said, "A thousand soldiers are easy to find, but a single general is hard to seek." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 6.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2006.6.53) - [Next: 6.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2006.6.55) - [Up: 6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2006.6) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2006~en-mt.6.54) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2006.6.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2006.6.54) · Pramāṇa