[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) › [雲門匡真禪師廣錄](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1988) › 2.147 # 雲門匡真禪師廣錄 2.147 雲門匡真禪師廣錄 2.147 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [2.147](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1988.2.147) 因南泉示眾云：「自小養一頭水牯牛，擬向溪東放，不免食他國王水草；擬向溪西放，不免食他國王水草。不如隨處納些些，他總不見。」復有僧舉似師，師云：「南泉水牯牛，隨處納些些，爾道在牛內納、牛外納？直饒爾向這裏說得納處分明，我更問爾索牛在。」後長慶云：「爾道古人前頭為人、後頭為人？」 > Nanquan once instructed the assembly, saying: "From youth I have raised a water buffalo. If I intend to pasture it east of the creek, it inevitably grazes on the king's water and grass; if I intend to pasture it west of the creek, it inevitably grazes on the king's water and grass. It is better to let it feed a little everywhere, so no one notices it." Later a monk related this to the Master. The Master said, "Nanquan's water buffalo feeding a little everywhere—do you say it feeds inside the buffalo or outside the buffalo? Even if you can explain clearly where it feeds, I will still ask you for the buffalo!" Later Changqing said, "Do you say the ancient acted for others earlier or acted for others later?" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.146](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1988.2.146) - [Next: 2.148](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1988.2.148) - [Up: 2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1988.2) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1988~en-mt.2.147) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1988.2.147](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1988.2.147) · Pramāṇa