[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) › [傳法正宗記](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2078) › 6.7 # 傳法正宗記 6.7 傳法正宗記 6.7 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [6.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2078.6.7) 評曰。唐僧傳謂。可遭賊斷臂。與予書云曷其異乎。曰余考法琳碑曰。師乃雪立數宵。斷臂無顧。投地碎身。營求開示。然為唐傳者與琳同時。琳之說與禪者書合。而宣反之。豈非其採聽之未至乎。故其書不足為詳。 > An appraisal says: The Tang Biographies of Monks states that Ke was attacked by bandits who cut off his arm. How is this different from what is stated in my book? I say: I have examined Falin’s stele, which states: ‘The Master stood in the snow for several nights, and without a backward glance severed his arm; he cast himself to the ground to shatter his body, striving to seek instruction.’ Now, the author of the Tang biographies was contemporary with Falin; Falin’s account accords with the Chan texts, whereas \[Daoxuan\] contradicted it. Is this not because what he gathered and heard was incomplete? Therefore his book is insufficient as a detailed account. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 6.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2078.6.6) - [Next: 6.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2078.6.8) - [Up: 6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2078.6) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2078~en-mt.6.7) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2078.6.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2078.6.7) · Pramāṇa