[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) › 20.40 # 景德傳燈錄 20.40 景德傳燈錄 20.40 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [20.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2076.20.40) 襄州含珠山審哲禪師。僧問。如何是深深處。師曰。寸釘入木八牛拽不出。問如何是正法眼。師曰。三門前神子。問如何是佛法大意。師曰。貧女抱子渡恩愛競隨流。師問僧曰。有亦不是。無亦不是。不有不無俱不是。汝本來名箇什麼。曰學人已具名了。師曰。具名即不無名箇什麼。曰只遮莫便是否。師曰。且喜沒交涉。曰如何即是。師曰。親切處更請一問。曰學人道不得請和尚道。師曰。別日來與汝道。曰即今為什麼不道。師曰。覓箇領話人不可得。師又問一僧曰。姓王姓張姓李俱不是。汝本來姓什麼。曰與和尚同姓。師曰。同姓即且從本來姓箇什麼。曰待漢水逆流即向和尚道。師曰。即今為什麼不道。曰漢水逆流也未。師乃休。 > Chan Master Shenzhe of Mount Hanzhu in Xiangzhou. A monk asked, "What is the deepest place?" > The Master said, "An inch-long nail driven into wood cannot be pulled out by eight oxen." > \[The monk\] asked, "What is the correct Dharma eye?" > The Master said, "The divine statue in front of the monastery gate." > \[The monk\] asked, "What is the great meaning of the Buddha Dharma?" > The Master said, "A poor woman carrying her child crosses \[the river\]; affection and love race along with the current." > The Master asked a monk, saying, "'Being' is not it; 'non-being' is not it; 'neither being nor non-being' is not it either. What is your original name?" > \[The monk\] said, "The student already has a name." > The Master said, "Having a name is not non-being; what is it named?" > \[The monk\] said, "Is just this it, or not?" > The Master said, "Fortunately, there is no connection." > \[The monk\] said, "What would make it right?" > The Master said, "At the most intimate place, please ask once more." > \[The monk\] said, "The student cannot say; please let the Upādhyāya speak." > The Master said, "Come another day, and I will speak to you." > \[The monk\] said, "Why not speak right now?" > The Master said, "Seeking someone who grasps the words cannot be done." > The Master also asked a monk, "Surnamed Wang, Zhang, or Li are all not it. What is your original surname?" > \[The monk\] said, "The same surname as the Upādhyāya." > The Master said, "Granted that it is the same surname, what is your original surname?" > \[The monk\] said, "Wait until the Han River flows backward, then I will tell the Upādhyāya." > The Master said, "Why not speak right now?" > \[The monk\] said, "Has the Han River flowed backward yet?" > The Master then rested. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 20.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2076.20.39) - [Next: 20.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2076.20.41) - [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.20.40) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2076.20.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2076.20.40) · Pramāṇa