[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) › 15.7 # 景德傳燈錄 15.7 景德傳燈錄 15.7 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [15.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2076.15.7) 歙州茂源和尚。平田來參。師欲起身。平田乃把住曰。開口即失閉口即喪。去却恁麼時請師道。師以手掩耳而已。平田放手曰。一步易兩步難。師曰。有什麼死急。平田曰。若非此箇師不免諸方點檢。 > Upādhyāya Maoyuan of Shezhou. Pingtian came to pay respects. The Master was about to rise. Pingtian grabbed him and said, "Opening the mouth is an error; closing the mouth is destruction. Putting aside such moments, please speak, Master!" The Master merely covered his ears with his hands. Pingtian released his hands and said, "One step is easy; two steps are hard." The Master said, "What deadly hurry is there?" Pingtian said, "Were it not for this, the Master could not avoid being scrutinized by the teachers of all quarters." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 15.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2076.15.6) - [Next: 15.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2076.15.8) - [Up: 15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2076.15) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2076~en-mt.15.7) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2076.15.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2076.15.7) · Pramāṇa