[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) › [如淨和尚語錄](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2002a) › 1.59 # 如淨和尚語錄 1.59 如淨和尚語錄 1.59 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2002a.1.59) 上堂。斬鯨龍頭角。截虎豹爪牙。爛泥團受用不盡。踏著刺方見作家。其或未然。誰在畫樓沽酒處。相邀來喫趙州茶。 > Ascending the hall: Slicing off the head and horns of the whale and dragon; lopping off the claws and teeth of the tiger and leopard. A muddy lump of clay has inexhaustible function; only by treading upon thorns does one see an expert. If perhaps it is not yet so: Who is at the painted tower where wine is sold, inviting one another to come and drink Zhaozhou's tea? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2002a.1.58) - [Next: 1.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2002a.1.60) - [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2002a.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2002a~en-mt.1.59) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2002a.1.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2002a.1.59) · Pramāṇa