[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) › 26.17 # 續傳燈錄 26.17 續傳燈錄 26.17 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [26.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2077.26.17) 常德府德山瓊禪師。受請日上堂曰。作家撈籠不肯住。呼喚不回頭。為甚麼從東過西。自代曰。後五日看。 > Chan Master Qiong of Deshan in Changde Prefecture, on the day he accepted the invitation \[to become abbot\], ascended the hall and said: "An adept will not stay in a cage or snare; when called, he will not turn his head. Why has he crossed from east to west?" Speaking on his own behalf, he said, "Look in five days." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 26.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2077.26.16) - [Next: 26.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2077.26.18) - [Up: 26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2077.26) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2077~en-mt.26.17) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2077.26.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2077.26.17) · Pramāṇa