[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) › [鎮州臨濟慧照禪師語錄](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1985) › 1.61 # 鎮州臨濟慧照禪師語錄 1.61 鎮州臨濟慧照禪師語錄 1.61 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1985.1.61) 黃蘗因入厨次，問飯頭：「作什麼？」飯頭云：「揀眾僧米。」黃蘗云：「一日喫多少？」飯頭云：「二石五。」黃蘗云：「莫太多麼？」飯頭云：「猶恐少在。」黃蘗便打。飯頭却舉似師，師云：「我為汝勘這老漢。」纔到侍立次，黃蘗舉前話，師云：「飯頭不會，請和尚代一轉語。」師便問：「莫太多麼？」黃蘗云：「何不道來日更喫一頓？」師云：「說什麼來日？即今便喫。」道了便掌。黃蘗云：「這風顛漢又來這裏捋虎鬚。」師便喝出去。後溈山問仰山：「此二尊宿意作麼生？」仰山云：「和尚作麼生？」溈山云：「養子方知父慈。」仰山云：「不然。」溈山云：「子又作麼生？」仰山云：「大似勾賊破家。」 > Once Huangbo entered the kitchen and asked the rice steward, "What are you doing?" The rice steward said, "Picking rice for the assembly of monks." Huangbo said, "How much do they eat in a day?" The rice steward said, "Two and a half dan." Huangbo said, "Isn't that too much?" The rice steward said, "I'm still afraid it's too little." Huangbo struck him. The rice steward then brought this up to the Master. The Master said, "I will test this old fellow for you." As soon as he arrived and stood in attendance, Huangbo brought up the previous conversation. The Master said, "The rice steward did not understand; please, Venerable Sir, give a turning word in his place." The Master then asked, "Isn't that too much?" Huangbo said, "Why not say: 'Tomorrow they will eat another meal'?" The Master said, "Why speak of tomorrow? Eat it right now!" Having spoken, he slapped him. Huangbo said, "This mad fellow comes here again to stroke the tiger's whiskers!" The Master gave a shout and walked out. Later, Guishan asked Yangshan, "What was the intention of these two venerable elders?" Yangshan said, "What do you say, Venerable Sir?" Guishan said, "Only by raising a son does one know a father's kindness." Yangshan said, "Not so." Guishan said, "What do you say, son?" Yangshan said, "It is very much like bringing in a thief to ruin the house." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1985.1.60) - [Next: 1.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1985.1.62) - [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1985.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1985~en-mt.1.61) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1985.1.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1985.1.61) · Pramāṇa