[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) › [圓悟佛果禪師語錄](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1997) › 16.51 # 圓悟佛果禪師語錄 16.51 圓悟佛果禪師語錄 16.51 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [16.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1997.16.51) 舉：「南泉示眾云：『王老師自小養得一頭水牯牛，擬向溪東牧，不免食他國王水草，擬向溪西牧，亦不免食他國王水草，不如隨分納些些，總不見得。』」師云：「和光順物、與世同塵，不犯鋒釯、收放自在，是南泉本分草料。山僧自小亦養得一頭水牯牛，有時孤峯獨立，有時鬧市縱橫，不論溪東溪西，一向破塵破的。且道：即今在什麼處？著眼看。」 > \[The Master\] cited: "Nanquan instructed the assembly, saying, 'Old Teacher Wang has raised a water ox since youth. If I intend to graze it east of the stream, it cannot avoid eating the king's water and grass; if I intend to graze it west of the stream, it also cannot avoid eating the king's water and grass. It is better to pay a little according to my lot, so it cannot be seen at all.'" The Master said, "Softening the glare to accord with things, blending with the dust of the world, not clashing with spear tips, gathering in and letting go at ease—this is Nanquan's fundamental lot of fodder. This mountain monk has also raised a water ox since youth: sometimes standing solitary on an isolated peak, sometimes bustling through crowded markets; regardless of east of the stream or west of the stream, straightaway shattering dust and striking the mark. Tell me: right now, where is it? Keep your eyes open and look." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 16.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1997.16.50) - [Next: 16.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1997.16.52) - [Up: 16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1997.16) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1997~en-mt.16.51) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1997.16.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1997.16.51) · Pramāṇa