[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) › 16.29 # 景德傳燈錄 16.29 景德傳燈錄 16.29 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [16.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2076.16.29) 潭州中雲蓋和尚。僧問。和尚開堂當為何事。師曰。為汝驢漢。曰諸佛出世當為何事。師曰。為汝驢漢。問祖佛未出世時如何。師曰。像不得。曰出世後如何。師曰。闍梨也須側身始得。問如何是向上一句。師曰。文殊失却口。曰如何是門頭一句。師曰。頭上插華子。問如何是超百億。師曰。超人不得肯。 > Upādhyāya Zhongyungai of Tanzhou. A monk asked, "For what purpose does the upādhyāya open the hall?" The Master said, "For you donkey-fellow." \[The monk\] said, "For what purpose do the buddhas appear in the world?" The Master said, "For you donkey-fellow." \[The monk\] asked, "How was it before the patriarchs and buddhas appeared in the world?" The Master said, "It cannot be depicted." \[The monk\] said, "How about after they appeared in the world?" The Master said, "The ācārya must also turn sideways to pass." \[The monk\] asked, "What is the transcendental phrase?" The Master said, "Mañjuśrī loses his mouth." \[The monk\] said, "What is the phrase at the gate?" The Master said, "Sticking a flower on the head." \[The monk\] asked, "What is surpassing a hundred kotis?" The Master said, "One who surpasses people is not approved." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 16.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2076.16.28) - [Next: 16.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2076.16.30) - [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.16.29) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2076.16.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2076.16.29) · Pramāṇa