[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) › [緇門警訓](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2023) › 7.16 # 緇門警訓 7.16 緇門警訓 7.16 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [7.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2023.7.16) 上士參玄人。光陰莫虛棄。渡江須用船。為人須有志。 名相各不同。非一亦非二。佛法苦無多。 於中無別伎。動著關捩子。非師自然智。徹底老婆心。 觸人無忌諱。剎境一毫端。到此無回避。 唱起德山歌。道者合如是。佛祖出頭來。 吞聲須飲氣。作略遮些兒。古今無變異。混沌未分時。 早有箇田契。人人本具足。不肯回頭視。 箇箇達本鄉。切忌著名位。過去諸如來。不離而今咦。 現在諸菩薩。轉次而受記。智者暗點頭。 心空親及第。愚人不信受。拋家自逃逝。 哀哉猛省來。現成真活計。箇裏用無窮。宗門第一義。 左右逢其原。亦不離行市。銅頭鐵額兒。 腦門須著地。願以此功德。普及於一切。 > Those of superior capacity who inquire into the mystery: / Do not vainly squander time! / To cross a river, one must use a boat; / To be a human being, one must have aspiration. / Names and characteristics differ individually, / Yet they are neither one nor two. / The Buddha Dharma is miserably not much; / Within it, there is no special trick. / Once the trigger mechanism is activated, / It is uninstructed natural wisdom. / Thoroughly maternal in heartfelt care, / Touching upon people without inhibition. / A kṣetra realm on the tip of a single hair: / Arriving here, there is no evading it. / Singing the song of Deshan, / Those of the Way ought to be like this. / Even if Buddhas and patriarchs show their heads, / They must choke back their voices and swallow their breath. / With this bit of operational style, / There has been no alteration from antiquity to the present. / When the primordial chaos had not yet divided, / There was already this land deed. / Everyone is inherently endowed with it, / Yet they are unwilling to turn their heads and look. / Every single one reaches the native village, / But strictly avoid clinging to names and positions! / The past Tathāgatas / Are not separate from this very 'Ah!' / The present bodhisattvas / Receive prophecies in succession. / The wise nod in secret agreement: / With mind empty, they personally pass the examination. / Foolish people do not believe and accept it; / Abandoning their homes, they flee on their own. / Alas! Wake up vigorously! / It is a ready-made, genuine livelihood. / Within this, the functioning is inexhaustible; / The primary meaning of the ancestral gate. / Meeting its source on the left and right, / It is also not separate from the marketplace. / Fellows with copper heads and iron foreheads: / Your brow must touch the ground! / I vow that with this merit, / It may extend universally to all. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 7.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2023.7.15) - [Next: 7.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2023.7.17) - [Up: 7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2023.7) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2023~en-mt.7.16) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2023.7.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2023.7.16) · Pramāṇa