[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) › 8.35 # 續傳燈錄 8.35 續傳燈錄 8.35 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [8.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2077.8.35) 臨安府佛日文祖禪師。僧問。峭峻之機請師垂示。師曰。十字街頭八字立。曰秖如大洋海底行船。須彌山上走馬又作麼生。師曰。烏龜向火曰恁麼則。能騎虎頭。善把虎尾。師以拄杖點一下。曰禮拜著。 > Chan Master Wenzu of Fori in Lin'an Prefecture. A monk asked, "Please, Master, impart a teaching on the sheer and precipitous turning point." The Master said, "Standing figure-eight-legged at the crossroads." \[The monk\] said, "What about sailing a boat on the ocean floor or galloping a horse atop Mount Sumeru?" The Master said, "A mud turtle facing the fire." \[The monk\] said, "If so, one can ride the tiger's head and deftly grasp the tiger's tail." The Master tapped him once with his staff and said, "Make your prostrations!" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 8.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2077.8.34) - [Next: 8.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2077.8.36) - [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.8.35) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2077.8.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2077.8.35) · Pramāṇa