[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) › [撫州曹山元證禪師語錄](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1987a) › 1.13 # 撫州曹山元證禪師語錄 1.13 撫州曹山元證禪師語錄 1.13 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1987a.1.13) 鏡清問：「心徑苔生時如何？」師曰：「難得道（音導）者。」清云：「向甚麼處去也？」師曰：「只見苔生，不知向甚麼處去。」又問：「清虛之理畢竟無身時如何？」師曰：「理即如此，事作麼生？」清云：「如理如事。」師曰：「謾曹山一人即得，爭奈諸聖眼何？」清云：「若無諸聖眼，爭鑒得箇不恁麼。」師曰：「官不容針，私通車馬。」 > Jingqing asked, 'What about when moss grows along the path of the mind?' The Master said, 'It is difficult to find a guide.' Jingqing said, 'Where has it gone?' The Master said, 'One only sees the moss growing; one does not know where it has gone.' \[Jingqing\] also asked, 'What about when the principle of pure emptiness ultimately has no body?' The Master said, 'Principle is indeed so; what about phenomena?' Jingqing said, 'Accord with principle, accord with phenomena.' The Master said, 'Deceiving Caoshan alone is fine, but what will you do about the eyes of all the sages?' Jingqing said, 'If not for the eyes of all the sages, how could one discern that which is not so?' The Master said, 'Officially not a needle is allowed; privately carriages and horses may pass.' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1987a.1.12) - [Next: 1.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1987a.1.14) - [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1987a.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1987a~en-mt.1.13) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [撫州曹山本寂禪師語錄](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1987b.1.24) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1987a.1.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1987a.1.13) · Pramāṇa