[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) › 20.30 # 景德傳燈錄 20.30 景德傳燈錄 20.30 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [20.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2076.20.30) 撫州曹山慧霞了悟大師（第二世住先住荷玉山）問。佛未出世時如何。師曰。曹山不如。曰佛出世後如何。師曰。不如曹山。問四山相逼時如何。師曰。曹山在裏許。曰還求出也無。師曰。若在裏許即求出。僧侍立師曰。道者可殺炎熱。曰是師曰。只如炎熱向什麼處迴避得。曰向鑊湯鑪炭裏迴避。師曰。只如鑊湯鑪炭。作麼生迴避得。曰眾苦不能到。師默置。 > Master Huixia Liaowu of Mount Cao in Fuzhou (the second-generation abbot; he had previously resided at Mount Heyu). \[A monk\] asked, "How was it before the Buddha appeared in the world?" > The Master said, "Not as good as Mount Cao." > \[The monk\] asked, "How was it after the Buddha appeared in the world?" > The Master said, "Not as good as Mount Cao." > \[A monk\] asked, "How is it when the four mountains press in upon one?" > The Master said, "Mount Cao is right inside." > \[The monk\] asked, "Does it still seek to get out?" > The Master said, "If it is inside, then it seeks to get out." > A monk was standing in attendance. The Master said, "Practitioner, it is terribly sweltering." > \[The attendant\] said, "Yes." > The Master said, "Just as it is sweltering, where can one escape it?" > \[The attendant\] said, "Escape into the caldron of boiling water and the coals of the brazier." > The Master said, "Just as it is the caldron of boiling water and the coals of the brazier, how can one escape it?" > \[The attendant\] said, "The myriad sufferings cannot reach there." > The Master remained silent. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 20.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2076.20.29) - [Next: 20.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2076.20.31) - [Up: 20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2076.20) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2076~en-mt.20.30) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2076.20.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2076.20.30) · Pramāṇa