[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) › 3.59 # 宏智禪師廣錄 3.59 宏智禪師廣錄 3.59 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [3.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2001.3.59) 舉僧問曹山。佛未出世時如何。山云。曹山不如。僧云。出世後如何。山云。不如曹山。師云。佛與曹山。賓主互換。出世不出世。各具一隻眼。未有長行而不住。長住而不行。還會麼。幽洞不拘關鎖意。縱橫那涉兩頭人。 > \[Hongzhi\] cited: A monk asked Caoshan, "How was it before the Buddha appeared in the world?" Caoshan said, "Caoshan is not as good." The monk said, "How about after he appeared in the world?" Caoshan said, "He is not as good as Caoshan." The Master \[Hongzhi\] said, "The Buddha and Caoshan interchange host and guest. Appearing in the world or not appearing in the world, each possesses a single eye. There has never been constant walking without stopping, or constant stopping without walking. Do you understand? The secluded cavern is unconfined by the intent to lock and bar; / In traversing freely, how could it involve a person of the two extremes?" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 3.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2001.3.58) - [Next: 3.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2001.3.60) - [Up: 3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2001.3) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2001~en-mt.3.59) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2001.3.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2001.3.59) · Pramāṇa