[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) › [密菴和尚語錄](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1999) › 1.164 # 密菴和尚語錄 1.164 密菴和尚語錄 1.164 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.164](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1999.1.164) 上堂，僧問：「南泉和尚云：『自小牧一頭水牯牛，擬向溪東放，不免食國王水草；擬向溪西放，不免食國王水草。』意旨如何？」師云：「四稜蹋地。」進云：「南泉又道：『不如隨分納些些，總不見得。』如何是納些些？」師云：「橫該竪抹。」師乃舉：「南泉示眾云：『王老師自小牧一頭水牯牛，擬向溪東放，不免食他國王水草；擬向溪西放，不免食他國王水草。不如隨分納些些，總不見得。』長慶云：『南泉是前頭為人、後頭為人？』雲門云：『且道是牛外納？牛內納？直饒說得納處分明，我更問爾覓牛在。』雪竇云：『一時穿却。』」師云：「南泉起模畫樣；長慶披砂揀金；雲門鼻孔先穿；雪竇據欵結案。」驀拈拄杖云：「更有一箇在什麼處？」擲拄杖下座。 > Ascending the hall, a monk asked: “Venerable Nanquan said: ‘Since youth I have herded a water buffalo. If I intend to graze it east of the stream, it cannot avoid eating the state king's water and grass; if I intend to graze it west of the stream, it cannot avoid eating the state king's water and grass.’ What was his intended meaning?” The master said: “Four hooves treading on the ground.” The monk asked further: “Nanquan also said: ‘Better to offer up a little bit according to one's lot, and none of it will be seen at all.’ What is offering up a little bit?” The master said: “Spreading crosswise and smearing vertically.” The master then cited: “Nanquan addressed the assembly, saying: ‘Old Master Wang has herded a water buffalo since youth. If I intend to graze it east of the stream, it cannot avoid eating another's state king's water and grass; if I intend to graze it west of the stream, it cannot avoid eating another's state king's water and grass. Better to offer up a little bit according to one's lot, and none of it will be seen at all.’ Changqing said: ‘Did Nanquan act for others beforehand, or did he act for others afterward?’ Yunmen said: ‘Tell me, does one offer it up outside the ox, or inside the ox? Even if you can explain clearly the place of offering, I will still ask you for the ox.’ Xuedou said: ‘Pierce through both at once!’” The master said: “Nanquan created the mold and sketched the pattern; Changqing sifted the sand to pick out the gold; Yunmen had his nostrils pierced first; Xuedou concluded the case according to the confession.” Suddenly taking up his staff, he said: “Where is the other one?” Throwing down the staff, he descended from the seat. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.163](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1999.1.163) - [Next: 1.165](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1999.1.165) - [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1999.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1999~en-mt.1.164) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1999.1.164](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1999.1.164) · Pramāṇa