[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) › [宏智禪師廣錄](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2001) › 1.48 # 宏智禪師廣錄 1.48 宏智禪師廣錄 1.48 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2001.1.48) 上堂舉德上座在曹山。山問。菩薩在定。聞香象渡河。出甚麼經。德云。涅槃經。山云。定前聞定後聞。德云。和尚流也。山云。道即太殺道。祇道得八成。德云。和尚作麼生。山云。灘下接取。師云。德上座真箇識病。曹山善解下藥。若恁麼會去。許爾有安樂分。其或未然。不免作死馬醫去也。取涉乎功。聞得之的。香象渡河。大家體悉。 > Ascending the hall, \[the Master\] cited: Senior Monk De was at Caoshan. Caoshan asked, "When a bodhisattva is in samādhi and hears a fragrant elephant crossing a river, what sūtra does that come from?" > De said, "The Nirvāṇa Sūtra." > Caoshan said, "Is it heard before samādhi or heard after samādhi?" > De said, "The Venerable is drifting with the stream." > Caoshan said, "Saying it is saying it exceedingly well, but you have only said eighty percent." > De said, "What about the Venerable?" > Caoshan said, "Catch it down at the rapids." > The Master said, "Senior Monk De truly recognized the illness; Caoshan was skilled at administering the medicine. If you understand it like this, I grant that you have a share in peace and joy. If it is not yet so, it cannot be helped but to treat a dead horse. Grasping involves function; hearing it is precise. The fragrant elephant crossing the river—let everyone understand it thoroughly." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2001.1.47) - [Next: 1.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2001.1.49) - [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2001.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2001~en-mt.1.48) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [撫州曹山本寂禪師語錄](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1987b.1.25) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2001.1.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2001.1.48) · Pramāṇa