[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) › 8.17 # 續傳燈錄 8.17 續傳燈錄 8.17 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [8.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2077.8.17) 洪州觀音啟禪師。僧問。如何是祖師西來意。師曰。松長柏短。曰意旨如何。師曰。葉落歸根。 > Chan Master Qǐ of Guānyīn in Hóngzhōu. A monk asked, "What is the meaning of the Patriarch's coming from the West?" > The Master said, "Pines are tall; cypresses are short." > \[The monk\] asked, "What is the intended meaning?" > The Master said, "When leaves fall, they return to the root." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 8.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2077.8.16) - [Next: 8.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2077.8.18) - [Up: 8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2077.8) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2077~en-mt.8.17) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2077.8.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2077.8.17) · Pramāṇa