[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) › 3.63 # 宏智禪師廣錄 3.63 宏智禪師廣錄 3.63 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [3.63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2001.3.63) 舉南泉垂語云。王老師。牧一頭水牯牛。擬向溪東去。不免官家苗稅。擬向溪西去。不免官家苗稅。爭如隨分納些些。總不見得。師云。南泉牧牛。可謂奇特。直得一切處關防不得。為什麼如此。是他隨分納些些。 > \[Hongzhi\] cited: Nanquan gave the instructional remark: "Teacher Wang tends a water ox. If he intends to go east of the stream, he cannot avoid the government grain tax; if he intends to go west of the stream, he cannot avoid the government grain tax. How can that compare to paying a little bit according to one's lot? Then he will never be seen at all." The Master \[Hongzhi\] said, "Nanquan's tending of the ox may be called extraordinary: in all places, he could not be guarded against. Why was it like this? Because he paid a little bit according to his lot." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 3.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2001.3.62) - [Next: 3.64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2001.3.64) - [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.3.63) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2001.3.63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2001.3.63) · Pramāṇa