[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) › [續傳燈錄](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2077) › 12.9 # 續傳燈錄 12.9 續傳燈錄 12.9 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [12.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2077.12.9) 寧國府廣教守訥禪師（圓照上足時稱訥叔）僧問。如何是古今常存底句。師曰。鐵牛橫海岸。曰如何是衲僧正眼。師曰。針剳不入。 > Chan Master Shouna of Guangjiao in Ningguo Prefecture (the senior disciple of Yuanzhao, known at the time as Uncle Na). A monk asked, "What is the phrase that endures forever through past and present?" The Master said, "An iron ox lies across the seashore." The monk asked, "What is the true eye of a patch-robed monk?" The Master said, "A needle cannot pierce it." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 12.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2077.12.8) - [Next: 12.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2077.12.10) - [Up: 12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2077.12) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2077~en-mt.12.9) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2077.12.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2077.12.9) · Pramāṇa