[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) › 3.74 # 宏智禪師廣錄 3.74 宏智禪師廣錄 3.74 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [3.74](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2001.3.74) 舉僧問曹山。世間什麼物最貴。山云。死猫兒最貴。僧云。為什麼死猫兒最貴。山云。無人著價。師云。曹山物貨不入行市。子細看來。直是一錢不直。曹山遇賤則貴。我這裏遇貴則賤且道還有相違處麼。 > \[Hongzhi\] cited: A monk asked Caoshan, "What is the most precious thing in the world?" Caoshan said, "A dead cat is the most precious." The monk said, "Why is a dead cat the most precious?" Caoshan said, "Because no one puts a price on it." The Master \[Hongzhi\] said, "Caoshan's merchandise does not enter the market. If you inspect it closely, it is truly not worth a single cash. When Caoshan encounters the cheap, it becomes precious; here with me, when encountering the precious, it becomes cheap. And tell me, is there any contradiction?" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 3.73](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2001.3.73) - [Next: 3.75](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2001.3.75) - [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.3.74) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2001.3.74](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2001.3.74) · Pramāṇa