[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) › 35.37 # 續傳燈錄 35.37 續傳燈錄 35.37 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [35.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2077.35.37) 臨安府徑山荊叟禪師諱如珏。婺州人。室中僧問。如何是佛。師答曰。爛冬瓜。仍頌云。如何是佛爛冬瓜。咬著氷霜透齒牙。根蒂雖然無窖子。一年一度一開花。 > Chan Master Jingsou of Jingshan in Lin'an Prefecture was named Rujue. He was a native of Wuzhou. In the room, a monk asked, 'What is the Buddha?' The Master answered, 'A rotten winter melon.' He then eulogized it: '"What is the Buddha? A rotten winter melon!" / Biting into it, ice and frost pierce teeth and gums. / Although the root and stem have no cellar, / Once a year, each time it blossoms.' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 35.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2077.35.36) - [Next: 35.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2077.35.38) - [Up: 35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2077.35) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2077~en-mt.35.37) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2077.35.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2077.35.37) · Pramāṇa