[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) › 18.18 # 景德傳燈錄 18.18 景德傳燈錄 18.18 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [18.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2076.18.18) 直下猶難會　尋言轉更賒 若論佛與祖　特地隔天涯 > Facing it directly, it is still hard to understand; > Pursuing words, one wanders ever further away. > If you discuss Buddhas and Patriarchs, > You are particularly separated as by the ends of the earth. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 18.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2076.18.17) - [Next: 18.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2076.18.19) - [Up: 18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2076.18) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2076~en-mt.18.18) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2076.18.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2076.18.18) · Pramāṇa