[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) › [法演禪師語錄](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1995) › 2.79 # 法演禪師語錄 2.79 法演禪師語錄 2.79 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [2.79](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1995.2.79) 上堂，舉：「僧問曹山：『佛未出世時如何？』山云：『曹山不如。』『出世後如何？』山云：『不如曹山。』」師云：「若以世諦觀之，曹山合喫二十棒；若以祖道觀之，白雲合喫二十棒。然雖如是，棒頭有眼，兩人中一人全肯，一人全不肯。若人點檢得出，許儞具半隻眼。」 > Ascending the hall, he cited: "A monk asked Caoshan, 'How was it before the Buddha appeared in the world?' Caoshan said, 'Caoshan was not as good.' 'How was it after he appeared in the world?' Caoshan said, 'He was not as good as Caoshan.'" The Master said, "If viewed from the worldly truth, Caoshan deserves twenty blows; if viewed from the ancestral path, Baiyun deserves twenty blows. Even though it is so, the tip of the staff has eyes: between the two, one thoroughly approves, and one thoroughly disapproves. If someone can distinguish this, I grant that you possess half an eye." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1995.2.78) - [Next: 2.80](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1995.2.80) - [Up: 2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1995.2) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1995~en-mt.2.79) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [虛堂和尚語錄](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.8.10) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1995.2.79](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1995.2.79) · Pramāṇa