[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) › 1.68 # 撫州曹山本寂禪師語錄 1.68 撫州曹山本寂禪師語錄 1.68 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.68](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1987b.1.68) 僧舉：「藥山問僧：『年多少？』云：『七十二。』山云：『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 brought up: "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 could he have avoided this blow?" The Master said, "Once the king's edict has gone forth, the feudal lords clear the road." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.67](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1987b.1.67) - [Next: 1.69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1987b.1.69) - [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.1.68) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [撫州曹山元證禪師語錄](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1987a.1.58) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1987b.1.68](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1987b.1.68) · Pramāṇa