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# 續傳燈錄 8.16

續傳燈錄 8.16

- **Language:** Classical Chinese

### [8.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2077.8.16)

泉州資壽院捷禪師。僧問。如何是佛法大意。師曰。鐵牛生石卵。曰如何是接人句師曰。三門前合掌。曰如何是大用句。師曰。腦門著地。曰如何是無事句。師曰橫眠大道。曰如何是奇特句。師曰的。

> Chan Master Jié of Zīshòu Cloister in Quánzhōu. A monk asked, "What is the great meaning of the Buddha-Dharma?"  
> The Master said, "An iron ox gives birth to a stone egg."  
> \[The monk\] asked, "What is the phrase that receives people?"  
> The Master said, "Joining palms before the triple gate."  
> \[The monk\] asked, "What is the phrase of great functioning?"  
> The Master said, "The crown of the head touching the ground."  
> \[The monk\] asked, "What is the phrase of having no concerns?"  
> The Master said, "Lying horizontally across the great road."  
> \[The monk\] asked, "What is the extraordinary phrase?"  
> The Master said, "Exact."  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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## Translations (1)

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