[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) › 23.53 # 景德傳燈錄 23.53 景德傳燈錄 23.53 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [23.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2076.23.53) 衡州華光範禪師。僧問。靈臺不立還有出身處也無。師曰有。曰如何是出身處。師曰出。問如何是西來意。師曰道。問如何是佛法大意。師曰驗。問牛頭未見四祖時如何。師曰自由。自在。曰見後如何。師曰。自由自在。問如何是佛法中事。師曰了。 > Chan Master Huaguang Fan of Hengzhou. A monk asked, "When the spiritual platform is not established, is there still a way out?" The Master said, "There is." The monk said, "What is the way out?" The Master said, "Out!" \[A monk\] asked, "What is the meaning of \[the Patriarch's\] coming from the West?" The Master said, "Speak!" \[A monk\] asked, "What is the great meaning of the Buddha Dharma?" The Master said, "Verify!" \[A monk\] asked, "What was it like before Niutou met the Fourth Patriarch?" The Master said, "Free and at ease." The monk said, "What about after he met him?" The Master said, "Free and at ease." \[A monk\] asked, "What is the affair within the Buddha Dharma?" The Master said, "Finished." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 23.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2076.23.52) - [Next: 23.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2076.23.54) - [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.23.53) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2076.23.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2076.23.53) · Pramāṇa