[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) › [撫州曹山本寂禪師語錄](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1987b) › 1.37 # 撫州曹山本寂禪師語錄 1.37 撫州曹山本寂禪師語錄 1.37 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1987b.1.37) 師問維那：「甚處來？」云：「牽醋槽去來。」師曰：「或到險處，又作麼生牽？」維那無對。（雲居代云：「正好著力。」疎山代云：「切須放却始得。」） > The Master asked the karmadāna, "Where have you come from?" He said, "I have come from pulling the vinegar trough." The Master said, "If you come to a dangerous place, how do you pull it?" The karmadāna had no reply. (Yunju answered in his place: "It is just the right time to apply effort." Shushan answered in his place: "You must let go of it completely.") > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1987b.1.36) - [Next: 1.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1987b.1.38) - [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1987b.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1987b~en-mt.1.37) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [撫州曹山元證禪師語錄](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1987a.1.26) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1987b.1.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1987b.1.37) · Pramāṇa