[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) › 1.63 # 撫州曹山本寂禪師語錄 1.63 撫州曹山本寂禪師語錄 1.63 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1987b.1.63) 僧問：「國內按劍者是誰？」師曰：「曹山。」（法燈別云：「汝不是恁麼人。」）僧云：「擬殺何人？」師曰：「但有，一切總殺。」僧云：「忽逢本父母，又作麼生？」師曰：「揀甚麼？」僧云：「爭奈自己何？」師曰：「誰奈我何？」僧云：「何不自殺？」師曰：「無下手處。」 > A monk asked, "Who is the one within the realm with hand on sword?" The Master said, "Caoshan." (Fadeng said alternatively: "You are not such a person.") The monk said, "Whom do you intend to kill?" The Master said, "As long as there is anything, I kill everything altogether." The monk said, "If you suddenly encounter your original parents, what then?" The Master said, "Why choose?" The monk said, "What will you do about yourself?" The Master said, "Who can do anything about me?" The monk said, "Why not kill yourself?" The Master said, "There is no place to lay a hand." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1987b.1.62) - [Next: 1.64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1987b.1.64) - [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.1.63) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [撫州曹山元證禪師語錄](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1987a.1.52) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1987b.1.63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1987b.1.63) · Pramāṇa