[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) › 16.27 # 景德傳燈錄 16.27 景德傳燈錄 16.27 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [16.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2076.16.27) 湖南文殊和尚。僧問。僧繇為什麼貌誌公不得。師曰。非但僧繇。誌公也貌不成。曰誌公為什麼貌不成。師曰。彩繢不將來。曰和尚還貌得也無。師曰。我亦貌不得。曰和尚為什麼貌不得。師曰。渠不以苟我顏色教。我作麼生貌。問如何是密室。師曰。緊不就。曰如何是密室中人。師曰。不坐上牛。 > Upādhyāya Wenshu of Hunan. A monk asked, "Why was Sengyou unable to paint the likeness of Master Baozhi?" The Master said, "Not only Sengyou; Baozhi also could not paint it." \[The monk\] said, "Why could Baozhi not paint it?" The Master said, "The pigments were not brought forward." \[The monk\] said, "Can the upādhyāya paint it or not?" The Master said, "I too cannot paint it." \[The monk\] said, "Why can the upādhyāya not paint it?" The Master said, "He does not present me with an appearance to instruct me; how am I to paint it?" \[The monk\] asked, "What is the secret chamber?" The Master said, "Tightly drawn, it is not accomplished." \[The monk\] said, "Who is the person in the secret chamber?" The Master said, "One who does not ride on an ox." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 16.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2076.16.26) - [Next: 16.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2076.16.28) - [Up: 16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2076.16) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2076~en-mt.16.27) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2076.16.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2076.16.27) · Pramāṇa