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title: "景德傳燈錄 · 問答須知起倒"
description: "景德传灯录由宋代高僧道原编纂，成书于景德年间（1004-1007年），是中国佛教禅宗重要史传类典籍。全书共三十卷，收录自释迦牟尼至五代末年的禅宗祖师1701人，以法脉传承为脉络，记录历代禅师的机缘语录、公案典故。作为现存最早的传灯体著作，该书系统记载了禅宗五家七宗的传承体系，保存了大量珍贵史料，对研究中国禅宗发展史具有不可替代的价值。景德传灯录与五灯会元并称为禅宗两大灯录，被后世奉为禅门经典，不仅影响了宋明理学的发展，更成为东亚禅佛教传播的重要文献依据。"
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### 問答須知起倒

> Q&A Guidelines on Starting and Ending

問答須教知起倒。龍頭蛇尾自欺謾。如王秉劍猶王意。似鏡當臺待鏡觀。眨眼參差千里莽。低頭思慮萬重灘。各於此道爭深見。何啻前程作野干。

> When teaching through questions and answers, one must know when to advance and when to retreat. A dragon's head but a snake's tail—that is only self-deception. Like a king wielding his sword according to his royal intent, Like a mirror on its stand, waiting for the reflection to appear, A single blink, a slight deviation—and you are a thousand miles astray. Lower your head in thought, and ten thousand rapids await. If everyone argues over who has the deeper insight into this path, In the end, you will only become a wild fox on the road ahead.