[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) › [黃龍慧南禪師語錄](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1993) › 1.18 # 黃龍慧南禪師語錄 1.18 黃龍慧南禪師語錄 1.18 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1993.1.18) 上堂云：「盡令提綱，不通凡聖；放一線道，有箇商量。」遂拈起拄杖云：「即今拄杖竪也，十方世界一時竪。」又橫拄杖云：「即今拄杖橫也，十方世界一時橫。何也？不見道：極小同大，忘絕境界；極大同小，不見邊表。」卓拄杖，下座。 > Ascending the hall, he said: "Fully executing the directive admits neither ordinary nor sage; letting down a single thread allows for deliberation." He then held up his staff and said: "Right now the staff stands vertically: the worlds of the ten directions stand vertically all at once." He also held the staff horizontally and said: "Right now the staff lies horizontally: the worlds of the ten directions lie horizontally all at once. Why is this? Have you not heard it said: 'The extremely small is identical to the large; boundaries and realms are forgotten and severed. The extremely large is identical to the small; no outer limits can be seen.'" He struck his staff and descended from the seat. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1993.1.17) - [Next: 1.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1993.1.19) - [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1993.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1993~en-mt.1.18) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1993.1.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1993.1.18) · Pramāṇa