[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) › [景德傳燈錄](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2076) › 12.17 # 景德傳燈錄 12.17 景德傳燈錄 12.17 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [12.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2076.12.17) 新羅五觀山順支本國號了悟大師。僧問。如何是西來意。師豎拂子。僧曰。莫遮箇便是。師放下拂子。問以字不成八字不是。是什麼字。師作圓相示之。有僧於師前作五花圓相。師畫破別作一圓相。 > Master Sunji of Mount Ogwan in Silla was called Great Master Yougo in his home country. A monk asked, 'What is the meaning of coming from the West?' The master held up his fly-whisk. The monk said, 'Could this be it?' The master lowered the fly-whisk. \[A monk\] asked, 'Not forming the character yǐ \[以\], nor being the character bā \[八\]—what character is it?' The master drew a circular figure to show him. A monk drew a circular figure of five flowers before the master; the master stroked it out and drew another circular figure. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 12.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2076.12.16) - [Next: 12.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2076.12.18) - [Up: 12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2076.12) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2076~en-mt.12.17) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2076.12.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2076.12.17) · Pramāṇa