[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) › 20.34 # 景德傳燈錄 20.34 景德傳燈錄 20.34 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [20.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2076.20.34) 西川布水巖和尚。問如何是西來意。師曰。一迴思著一傷心。問寶劍未磨時如何。師曰。用不得。曰磨後如何。師曰。觸不得。 > The Upādhyāya of Bushuiyan in Xichuan. \[A monk\] asked, "What is the meaning of the \[Patriarch's\] coming from the West?" > The Master said, "Every time I think of it, my heart breaks." > \[A monk\] asked, "How is it before the precious sword is polished?" > The Master said, "It cannot be used." > \[The monk\] asked, "How is it after it is polished?" > The Master said, "It cannot be touched." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 20.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2076.20.33) - [Next: 20.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2076.20.35) - [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.20.34) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2076.20.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2076.20.34) · Pramāṇa