[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) › 2.39 # 撫州曹山本寂禪師語錄 2.39 撫州曹山本寂禪師語錄 2.39 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [2.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1987b.2.39) 又溈山曰：「我百年後，作一頭水牯牛，左脇上書溈山僧某甲一行字。汝道，當見之時，喚作甚麼？」無對。後師代曰：「喚作水牯牛。」 > Guishan also said, "A hundred years from now, I will become a water buffalo, with a line of words written on my left flank: 'Monk So-and-so of Guishan.' Tell me, when you see it at that time, what will you call it?" There was no answer. Later, the Master spoke in their place: "Call it a water buffalo." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1987b.2.38) - [Next: 2.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1987b.2.40) - [Up: 2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1987b.2) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1987b~en-mt.2.39) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [撫州曹山元證禪師語錄](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1987a.1.116) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1987b.2.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1987b.2.39) · Pramāṇa