[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) › 19.11 # 續傳燈錄 19.11 續傳燈錄 19.11 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [19.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2077.19.11) 東京慧林常悟禪師。僧問。若不傳法度眾生。舉世無由報恩者。未審傳箇甚麼法。師曰。開宗明義章第一。問達磨未來時如何。師曰。省得草鞋錢。曰來後如何。師曰。重疊關山路。 > Chan Master Changwu of Huilin in the Eastern Capital. A monk asked: "'If one does not transmit the Dharma to liberate sentient beings, no one in the world can repay the debt of gratitude.' I wonder what Dharma you transmit?" The master said: "'Opening the Lineage and Clarifying the Meaning,' Chapter One." The monk asked: "What about before Bodhidharma came?" The master said: "Saving the expense of straw sandals." The monk said: "What about after he came?" The master said: "Layer upon layer of passes and mountain roads." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 19.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2077.19.10) - [Next: 19.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2077.19.12) - [Up: 19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2077.19) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2077~en-mt.19.11) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2077.19.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2077.19.11) · Pramāṇa