[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) › [袁州仰山慧寂禪師語錄](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1990) › 1.12 # 袁州仰山慧寂禪師語錄 1.12 袁州仰山慧寂禪師語錄 1.12 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1990.1.12) 溈山問師：「忽有人問汝，汝作麼生祇對？」師云：「東寺師叔若在，某甲不致寂寞。」溈山云：「放汝一箇不祇對罪。」師云：「生之與殺，祇在一言。」溈山云：「不負汝見，別有人不肯。」師云：「阿誰？」溈山指露柱云：「這箇。」師云：「道甚麼？」溈山云：「道甚麼？」師云：「白鼠推遷，銀臺不變。」 > Guishan asked the Master, "If someone suddenly asks you, how would you respond?" The Master said, "If Uncle Dongsi were here, I would not be left in lonely quiet." Guishan said, "I pardon you the offense of not responding." The Master said, "Giving life and taking life depend on just a single word." Guishan said, "I do not deny your view, but there is someone else who does not agree." The Master said, "Who?" Guishan pointed to an exposed pillar and said, "This one." The Master said, "What does it say?" Guishan said, "What does it say?" The Master said, "The white rat shifts and changes; the silver terrace remains constant." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1990.1.11) - [Next: 1.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1990.1.13) - [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1990.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1990~en-mt.1.12) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1990.1.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1990.1.12) · Pramāṇa