[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) › 1.44 # 撫州曹山本寂禪師語錄 1.44 撫州曹山本寂禪師語錄 1.44 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1987b.1.44) 問：「如何是常在底人？」師曰：「恰遇曹山暫出。」云：「如何是常不在底人？」師曰：「難得。」 > A monk asked, "What is a person who is constantly present?" The Master said, "Just when Caoshan temporarily goes out." The monk said, "What is a person who is constantly not present?" The Master said, "Hard to find." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1987b.1.43) - [Next: 1.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1987b.1.45) - [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.1.44) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [撫州曹山元證禪師語錄](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1987a.1.33) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1987b.1.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1987b.1.44) · Pramāṇa