[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) › [廣弘明集](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103) › 20.19 # 廣弘明集 20.19 廣弘明集 20.19 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [20.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.20.19) 竊以。寶山峻極駘足未窺。慧海遙波輕舟詎泛。故以探沙亂妙類杵迷形。百代同昏千年誰啟。 > I reflect that the jeweled mountain is exceedingly lofty, such that slow-footed steeds cannot catch sight of its peak; the waves of the ocean of wisdom are vast and distant, such that light skiffs cannot sail across. Thus, searching the sand confuses the subtle, just as rubbing a pestle misidentifies the form. For a hundred generations all remained in darkness; through a thousand years, who could initiate illumination? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 20.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.20.18) - [Next: 20.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.20.20) - [Up: 20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.20) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103~en-mt.20.19) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.20.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2103.20.19) · Pramāṇa