[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) › 2.18 # 圓悟佛果禪師語錄 2.18 圓悟佛果禪師語錄 2.18 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [2.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1997.2.18) 上堂，僧問：「南泉斬猫兒意旨如何？」師云：「殺活臨時。」進云：「趙州戴草鞋又作麼生？」師云：「是他屋裏事。」進云：「打鼓弄琵琶去也。」師云：「且莫詐明頭。」乃云：「有佛處羅籠不住，無佛處荒草尋人，放行也觸處光新，把住也乾坤陡變。且道：向上人來時如何？他家自有通霄路。」下座。 > Ascending the hall, a monk asked, "What was the meaning of Nanquan cutting the cat?" The master said, "Killing and reviving depend on the moment." The monk continued, "What about Zhaozhou putting the straw sandals on his head?" The master said, "That was his own domestic affair." The monk said, "I shall beat the drum and play the pipa lute." The master said, "For now, do not fake cleverness." Then he said, "Where there is a Buddha, one cannot be trapped in a cage; where there is no Buddha, one searches for people in wild grasses. Giving free rein, everywhere is fresh and radiant; holding fast, heaven and earth abruptly transform. And tell me: what about when a transcendent person arrives? His family naturally has a road leading straight through to the sky." He stepped down from the seat. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1997.2.17) - [Next: 2.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1997.2.19) - [Up: 2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1997.2) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1997~en-mt.2.18) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1997.2.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1997.2.18) · Pramāṇa