[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) › 1.56 # 撫州曹山元證禪師語錄 1.56 撫州曹山元證禪師語錄 1.56 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1987a.1.56) 僧問：「常在生死海中沈沒者是甚麼人？」師曰：「第二月。」僧云：「還求出離也無？」師曰：「也求出離，只是無路。」僧云：「出離什麼人接得伊？」師曰：「擔鐵枷者。」 > A monk asked, "What kind of person is it who is constantly submerged in the ocean of birth and death?" > The Master said, "The second moon." > The monk said, "Do they still seek deliverance or not?" > The Master said, "They also seek deliverance, but there is simply no way." > The monk said, "When they are delivered, who can receive them?" > The Master said, "One who carries an iron pillory." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1987a.1.55) - [Next: 1.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1987a.1.57) - [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.1.56) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [撫州曹山本寂禪師語錄](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1987b.1.66) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1987a.1.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1987a.1.56) · Pramāṇa