[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) › 7.28 # 續傳燈錄 7.28 續傳燈錄 7.28 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [7.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2077.7.28) 泉州涼峯洞淵禪師。僧問。如何是涅槃。師曰。刀斫斧劈。曰如何是解脫。師曰。衫長袴短。問諸聖不到處師還知也無。師曰。老來無力下禪床。問離四句絕百非時如何。師曰。柴門草自深。問狗子還有佛性也無。師曰。松直棘曲。問如何是佛。師曰。金沙照影。曰如何是道。師曰。玉女拋梭。曰佛與道相去幾何。師曰。龜毛長一丈兔角長八尺。 > Chan Master Dongyuan of Liangfeng in Quanzhou. A monk asked, "What is nirvāṇa?" The Master said, "Cut by a knife, split by an axe." \[The monk\] said, "What is liberation?" The Master said, "The robe is long, the trousers are short." \[A monk\] asked, "Do you know the place where none of the sages reach?" The Master said, "In old age, I lack the strength to step down from the Chan bed." \[A monk\] asked, "How is it when one departs from the four propositions and cuts off the hundred negations?" The Master said, "At the brushwood gate, the grass grows thick on its own." \[A monk\] asked, "Does a dog have Buddha-nature or not?" The Master said, "Pines are straight, brambles are crooked." \[A monk\] asked, "What is Buddha?" The Master said, "Golden sand reflecting shadows." \[The monk\] said, "What is the Way?" The Master said, "The jade maiden tosses the shuttle." \[The monk\] said, "How far apart are the Buddha and the Way?" The Master said, "Turtle hair is one zhang long; rabbit horns are eight chi long." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 7.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2077.7.27) - [Next: 7.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2077.7.29) - [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.7.28) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2077.7.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2077.7.28) · Pramāṇa