[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) › 1.52 # 撫州曹山元證禪師語錄 1.52 撫州曹山元證禪師語錄 1.52 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1987a.1.52) 僧問：「國內按劍者是誰？」師曰：「曹山。」僧云：「擬殺何人？」師曰：「但有，一切總殺。」僧云：「忽逢本父母又作麼生？」師曰：「揀甚麼？」僧云：「爭奈自己何？」師曰：「誰奈我何？」僧云：「為什麼不殺？」師曰：「無下手處。」 > A monk asked, "Who is the one clasping the sword within the state?" > The Master said, "Caoshan." > The monk said, "Whom do you intend to kill?" > The Master said, "Whoever there is—I kill them all." > The monk said, "If all of a sudden you meet your own parents, what then?" > The Master said, "What is there to choose?" > The monk said, "What can be done about oneself?" > The Master said, "Who can do anything about me?" > The monk said, "Why do you not kill \[it\]?" > The Master said, "There is no place to lay a hand." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1987a.1.51) - [Next: 1.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1987a.1.53) - [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.1.52) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [撫州曹山本寂禪師語錄](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1987b.1.63) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1987a.1.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1987a.1.52) · Pramāṇa