[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) › 23.31 # 景德傳燈錄 23.31 景德傳燈錄 23.31 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [23.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2076.23.31) 昭州慈光和尚。僧問。即心即佛誘誨之言。不涉前蹤如何指教。師曰。東西且置南北事作麼生。曰恁麼即學人罔測也。師曰。龍頭蛇尾。 > Upādhyāya Ciguang of Zhaozhou. A monk asked, ''Mind itself is Buddha' is an expression of guiding instruction. Not touching upon past traces, how do you give instruction?' The master said, 'Let east and west be set aside for now; what about the matter of north and south?' He said, 'In that case, I cannot fathom it.' The master said, 'Dragon's head and snake's tail.' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 23.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2076.23.30) - [Next: 23.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2076.23.32) - [Up: 23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2076.23) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2076~en-mt.23.31) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2076.23.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2076.23.31) · Pramāṇa