[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) › 1.61 # 撫州曹山元證禪師語錄 1.61 撫州曹山元證禪師語錄 1.61 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1987a.1.61) 僧問：「如何是師子？」師曰：「眾獸近不得。」僧云：「如何是師子兒？」師曰：「能吞父母者。」僧云：「既是眾獸近不得，為甚麼却被兒吞？」師曰：「豈不見道：子若哮吼，祖父俱盡。」僧云：「盡後如何？」師曰：「全身歸父。」僧云：「未審祖盡時父歸何所？」師曰：「所亦盡。」僧云：「前來為甚道全身歸父？」師曰：「譬如王子能成一國之事。」又曰：「闍黎此事不得孤滯，直須枯木上更擦些子花。」 > A monk asked, "What is a lion?" > The Master said, "The multitude of beasts cannot approach it." > The monk said, "What is a lion cub?" > The Master said, "One capable of swallowing its parents." > The monk said, "Since the multitude of beasts cannot approach it, why then is it swallowed by its cub?" > The Master said, "Haven't you heard it said: 'If the cub roars, the ancestor and father are both wiped out'?" > The monk said, "After they are wiped out, what then?" > The Master said, "Its entire body returns to the father." > The monk said, "I wonder, when the ancestor is wiped out, where does the father return to?" > The Master said, "The place is also wiped out." > The monk said, "Why did you say earlier that its entire body returns to the father?" > The Master said, "It is like a prince who can accomplish the affairs of an entire realm." He also said, "Ācārya, in this matter you must not remain isolated and stuck; you must rub some blossoms onto the withered tree." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1987a.1.60) - [Next: 1.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1987a.1.62) - [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.1.61) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [撫州曹山本寂禪師語錄](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1987b.1.71) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1987a.1.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1987a.1.61) · Pramāṇa