[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) › 26.26 # 續傳燈錄 26.26 續傳燈錄 26.26 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [26.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2077.26.26) 潭州龍牙宗密禪師。豫章人。僧問。如何是佛。師曰莫寐語。問如何是一切法。師曰。早落第二。上堂大眾集。師曰。已是團欒不勞雕琢。歸堂喫茶。上堂。休把庭華類此身。庭花落後更逢春。此身一往知何處。三界茫茫愁殺人。 > Chan Master Zongmi of Longya in Tanzhou was a native of Yuzhang. A monk asked, "What is the Buddha?" The master said, "Do not talk in your sleep." The monk asked, "What are all phenomena?" The master said, "Already fallen into the second \[order\]." Ascending the hall, when the great assembly gathered, the master said: "It is already round and complete; there is no need for carving and chiseling. Return to the hall and drink tea." Ascending the hall, \[the master said\]: > "Do not compare this body to courtyard flowers: > After courtyard flowers fall, spring comes again; > Once this body is gone, where will it be? > The three realms are vast and hazy—it breaks one's heart with sorrow." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 26.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2077.26.25) - [Next: 26.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2077.26.27) - [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.26.26) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2077.26.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2077.26.26) · Pramāṇa