[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) › 13.9 # 續傳燈錄 13.9 續傳燈錄 13.9 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [13.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2077.13.9) 潭州石霜守孫禪師。僧問。生也不道死也不道。為甚麼不道。師曰。一言已出。曰從東過西又作麼生。師曰。駟馬難追。曰學人總不與麼。師曰。易開終始口難保歲寒心。 > Chan Master Shishuang Shousun of Tanzhou: A monk asked, "Not speaking of birth, not speaking of death—why do you not speak?" The Master said, "A single word has already gone forth." \[The monk\] said, "What about passing from east to west?" The Master said, "A team of four horses cannot overtake it." \[The monk\] said, "The student does not act in that manner at all." The Master said, "It is easy to open a mouth that speaks from start to finish, / But difficult to maintain a mind like winter's chill." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 13.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2077.13.8) - [Next: 13.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2077.13.10) - [Up: 13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2077.13) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2077~en-mt.13.9) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2077.13.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2077.13.9) · Pramāṇa