[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) › [宗鏡錄](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2016) › 98.18 # 宗鏡錄 98.18 宗鏡錄 98.18 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [98.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2016.98.18) 高僧解脫和尚。依華嚴作佛光觀。於清宵月夜。光中。忽見化佛。說偈云。諸佛祕密甚深法。曠劫修行今乃得。若人開明此法門。一切諸佛皆隨喜。解脫和尚乃禮拜問云。此法門如何開示於人。化佛遂隱身不現。空中偈答云。方便智為燈。照見心境界。欲知真實法。一切無所見。 > The eminent monk, Venerable Jietuo, practiced the contemplation of Buddha-light based on the Avataṃsaka. In the light on a clear, moonlit night, he suddenly saw a transformation Buddha, who uttered a verse, saying: / The secret, profound Dharma of all Buddhas, / Cultivated through vast kalpas, is only now attained. / If a person opens and clarifies this Dharma-gate, / All Buddhas will rejoice in accord. / Venerable Jietuo then bowed and asked, saying: 'How is this Dharma-gate to be disclosed to people?' The transformation Buddha thereupon concealed his body and disappeared, answering in verse from the sky: / The wisdom of expedient means serves as a lamp / To illuminate and see the object-fields of the mind. / If you wish to know the true Dharma, / There is nothing whatsoever to be seen. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 98.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2016.98.17) - [Next: 98.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2016.98.19) - [Up: 98](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2016.98) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2016~en-mt.98.18) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2016.98.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2016.98.18) · Pramāṇa