[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) › 2.40 # 宏智禪師廣錄 2.40 宏智禪師廣錄 2.40 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [2.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2001.2.40) 舉僧問趙州。狗子還有佛性也無。州云有。僧云。既有。為什麼却撞入這箇皮袋。州云。為他知而故犯。又有僧問。狗子還有佛性也無。州云無。僧云。一切眾生皆有佛性。狗子為什麼却無。州云。為伊有業識在。頌曰。 > Pointer: A monk asked Zhaozhou, "Does even a dog have Buddha-nature, or not?" Zhaozhou said, "It has." The monk said, "Since it has, why did it tumble into this bag of skin?" Zhaozhou said, "Because it knowingly offended." Another monk asked, "Does even a dog have Buddha-nature, or not?" Zhaozhou said, "It has not." The monk said, "All sentient beings have Buddha-nature; why does a dog not have it?" Zhaozhou said, "Because it still has karmic consciousness." The verse says: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2001.2.39) - [Next: 2.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2001.2.41) - [Up: 2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2001.2) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2001~en-mt.2.40) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [萬松老人評唱天童覺和尚頌古從容庵錄](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2004.2.12) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2001.2.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2001.2.40) · Pramāṇa