[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) › 21.57 # 景德傳燈錄 21.57 景德傳燈錄 21.57 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [21.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2076.21.57) 鼓山智嚴了覺大師（第二世住）師上堂曰。多言復多語。由來返相誤。珍重。僧問。石門之句即不敢問。請師方便。師曰。問取露柱。問國王出世三邊靜。法王出世有何恩。師曰。還會麼。僧曰。幸遇明朝輒伸呈獻。師曰。吐却著。僧曰。若不禮拜幾成無孔鐵鎚。師曰。何異無孔鐵鎚。 > Master Zhiyan Liaojue of Gushan (second generation abbot). The master ascended the hall and said, “Many words and many speeches originally turn back to mislead each other. Take care.” A monk asked, “I dare not ask about the phrase of Shimen; I request the master’s skillful means.” The master said, “Ask the exposed pillar.” A monk asked, “When a worldly king appears in the world, the three borders are tranquil; when the Dharma King appears in the world, what grace is there?” The master said, “Do you understand?” The monk said, “Fortunately meeting this bright dawn, I venture to present it.” The master said, “Spit it out.” The monk said, “If I did not bow, I would almost become an iron hammer without a hole.” The master said, “How are you any different from an iron hammer without a hole?” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 21.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2076.21.56) - [Next: 21.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2076.21.58) - [Up: 21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2076.21) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2076~en-mt.21.57) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2076.21.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2076.21.57) · Pramāṇa