[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) › 1.58 # 撫州曹山元證禪師語錄 1.58 撫州曹山元證禪師語錄 1.58 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1987a.1.58) 僧舉：「藥山問僧：『年多少？』云：『七十二。』山曰：『是七十二麼？』云：『是。』山便打。此意如何？」師曰：「前箭猶似可，後箭射人深。」僧云：「如何免得此棒？」師曰：「王勅既行，諸侯避道。」 > A monk cited: "Yaoshan asked a monk, 'How old are you?' He said, 'Seventy-two.' Yaoshan said, 'Is it seventy-two?' He said, 'It is.' Yaoshan then struck him. What is the meaning of this?" > The Master said, "The first arrow was still tolerable; the second arrow shot the man deeply." > The monk said, "How can one avoid this blow?" > The Master said, "Once the king's decree is enacted, the feudal lords clear the road." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1987a.1.57) - [Next: 1.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1987a.1.59) - [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.1.58) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [撫州曹山本寂禪師語錄](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1987b.1.68) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1987a.1.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1987a.1.58) · Pramāṇa