[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) › [汾陽無德禪師語錄](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1992) › 2.159 # 汾陽無德禪師語錄 2.159 汾陽無德禪師語錄 2.159 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [2.159](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1992.2.159) 藥山問僧：「年多少？」云：「七十二。」云：「是年七十二麼？」僧云：「是。」山便打。有僧馳此語問曹山：「此意如何？」曹山云：「前箭猶是可，後箭射人深。」僧云：「如何免棒？」曹山云：「王勅既行，諸侯避道。」 > Yaoshan asked a monk, "How old are you?" > He said, "Seventy-two." > \[Yaoshan\] said, "Is it the age of seventy-two?" > The monk said, "Yes." > Yaoshan struck him immediately. > A monk brought these words and asked Caoshan, "What was the meaning of this?" > Caoshan said, "The first arrow was still tolerable; the second arrow shot the person deeply." > The monk asked, "How does one avoid the staff?" > Caoshan said, "When the king's decree is enacted, the feudal lords make way on the road." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.158](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1992.2.158) - [Next: 2.160](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1992.2.160) - [Up: 2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1992.2) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1992~en-mt.2.159) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1992.2.159](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1992.2.159) · Pramāṇa