[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) › 7.23 # 續傳燈錄 7.23 續傳燈錄 7.23 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [7.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2077.7.23) 蘇州定慧超信海印禪師桂州人。僧問。如何是佛法的的大意。師曰。湘源斑竹杖。曰意旨如何。師曰。枝枝帶淚痕。問如何是第一句。師曰。那吒忿怒。曰如何是第二句。師曰。衲僧罔措。曰如何是第三句。師曰。西天此土。上堂。泥蛇咬石鼈。露柱啾啾叫。須彌打一棒。閻老呵呵笑參。上堂。若識般若即被般若縛。若不識般若亦被般若縛。識與不識拈放一邊却。問諸人。如何是般若體。參堂去。上堂。鶯聲闌蟬聲急。入水烏龜頭不濕。鷺𪀨飛入蘆花叢。雪月交輝俱不及。吽。 > Chan Master Chaoxin Haiyin of Dinghui in Suzhou was a native of Guizhou. A monk asked, "What is the exact, great meaning of the Buddhadharma?" The Master said, "A speckled bamboo staff from the source of the Xiang River." \[The monk\] said, "What is the meaning of that?" The Master said, "Every branch bears tearstains." \[The monk\] asked, "What is the first phrase?" The Master said, "Nata in wrath." \[The monk\] said, "What is the second phrase?" The Master said, "The patch-robed monk is at a loss." \[The monk\] said, "What is the third phrase?" The Master said, "The Western Heavens and this land." Ascending the hall, \[the Master said,\] "A mud snake bites a stone turtle; the exposed pillar chirps and cries. Give Mount Sumeru a blow with the stick; Old Yama roars with laughter. Look into it!" Ascending the hall, \[the Master said,\] "If you recognize prajñā, you are bound by prajñā. If you do not recognize prajñā, you are also bound by prajñā. Setting aside both recognizing and not recognizing, let me ask all of you: what is the essence of prajñā? Go to the hall and investigate!" Ascending the hall, \[the Master said,\] "The orioles' songs end; the cicadas' cries quicken. A black turtle entering the water does not get its head wet. Egrets fly into the grove of reed flowers; the snow and moonlight shining together cannot match them. Hūṃ!" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 7.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2077.7.22) - [Next: 7.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2077.7.24) - [Up: 7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2077.7) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2077~en-mt.7.23) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2077.7.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2077.7.23) · Pramāṇa