[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) › 1.97 # 黃龍慧南禪師語錄 1.97 黃龍慧南禪師語錄 1.97 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.97](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1993.1.97) 千群萬隊水牯牛，不出溈山這一隻，無心管帶常現前，作意追尋尋不得。不大不小有筋力，一身兩號少人識，隨緣放去草木青，遇晚收來天地黑。收放須得鼻頭繩，若不得繩無準則，世間多少無繩人，對面走却這牛賊。 > Among thousands of herds and myriad troops of water buffaloes, / None surpasses this single one of Guishan's. / Mindlessly attending to it, it is constantly present; / Purposely pursuing it, it cannot be found. / Neither large nor small, it has sinew and strength; / One body with two names, few recognize it. / Let go according to conditions, the plants and trees are green; / Gathered in when evening falls, heaven and earth are dark. / To gather or release, you must have the nose-rope; / If you do not have the rope, there is no standard. / How many ropeless people are there in the world / Who, face to face, let this ox-thief get away! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.96](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1993.1.96) - [Next: 1.98](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1993.1.98) - [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.1.97) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1993.1.97](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1993.1.97) · Pramāṇa