[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) › 1.42 # 撫州曹山元證禪師語錄 1.42 撫州曹山元證禪師語錄 1.42 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1987a.1.42) 僧問：「世間甚麼物最貴？」師曰：「死猫兒頭最貴。」僧云：「為甚麼死猫兒頭最貴？」師曰：「無人著價。」 > A monk asked, "What is the most precious thing in the world?" The Master said, "A dead cat's head is the most precious." The monk said, "Why is a dead cat's head the most precious?" The Master said, "No one can put a price on it." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1987a.1.41) - [Next: 1.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1987a.1.43) - [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.1.42) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [撫州曹山本寂禪師語錄](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1987b.1.53) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1987a.1.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1987a.1.42) · Pramāṇa