[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) › [佛果圜悟禪師碧巖錄](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2003) › 6.40 # 佛果圜悟禪師碧巖錄 6.40 佛果圜悟禪師碧巖錄 6.40 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [6.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2003.6.40) 【五九】舉。僧問趙州。至道無難。唯嫌揀擇（再運前來。道什麼。三重公案）纔有語言是揀擇（滿口含霜）和尚如何為人（拶著這老漢。㘞）州云。何不引盡這語（賊是小人智過君子。白拈賊。騎賊馬趁賊）僧云。某甲只念到這裏（兩箇弄泥團漢。逢著箇賊。垛根難敵手）州云。只這至道無難唯嫌揀擇（畢竟由這老漢。被他換却眼睛。捉敗了也）。 > \[Case 59\] Case: A monk asked Zhaozhou: "'The Great Way is not difficult; it only disdains choosing and picking.' > (Brought forward again. What is he saying? A three-layer gong'an.) > As soon as there are words and speech, that is choosing and picking. > (His whole mouth filled with frost.) > How do you instruct people, Venerable?" > (Pressing this old fellow hard. Ha!) > Zhaozhou said: "Why do you not quote this phrase to the end?" > (A thief is a petty person whose cleverness exceeds a gentleman's. A daylight thief. Riding the thief's horse to pursue the thief.) > The monk said: "I only recite up to here." > (Two fellows playing with mud balls. Meeting a thief. Having set up the target, it is hard to match an opponent.) > Zhaozhou said: "It is just this: 'The Great Way is not difficult; it only disdains choosing and picking.'" > (In the end it is up to this old fellow. Having had his eyes switched by him, he is captured and defeated!) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 6.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2003.6.39) - [Next: 6.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2003.6.41) - [Up: 6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2003.6) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2003~en-mt.6.40) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2003.6.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2003.6.40) · Pramāṇa