[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) › [萬松老人評唱天童覺和尚頌古從容庵錄](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2004) › 1.101 # 萬松老人評唱天童覺和尚頌古從容庵錄 1.101 萬松老人評唱天童覺和尚頌古從容庵錄 1.101 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.101](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2004.1.101) 師云。吉州清源山行思禪。師初參六祖便問。當何所務即得不落階級。祖云。汝曾作甚麼來。源云。聖諦亦不為。祖云。落何階級。源云。聖諦尚不為何階級之有。祖深器之。會下學徒雖眾。師居首焉。亦猶二祖不言。少林謂之得髓矣。據這僧問佛法大意。也是本色乍入叢林底人。要隨文殊遊鐵圍山。清源是聖諦亦不為底人。却只作尋常相見顧問道。盧陵米作麼價。有者道。盧陵米價不許商量。殊不知。已入斛斗行鋪了也。要得不入這保社。問取天童。頌云。 > The Master said: Chan Master Xingsi of Mount Qingyuan in Jizhou first called upon the Sixth Patriarch and asked, "What task should one apply oneself to so as not to fall into stages?" > The Patriarch said, "What have you been doing up to now?" > Qingyuan said, "I do not even practice the noble truths." > The Patriarch said, "Into what stage do you fall?" > Qingyuan said, "When even the noble truths are not practiced, what stages could there be?" > The Patriarch deeply regarded his capacity. Although the disciples in his assembly were many, the Master sat at their head. It was just like the Second Patriarch remaining silent, of which Shaolin said he had obtained the marrow. > Judging by this monk asking about the great meaning of the Buddha Dharma, he too was an adept freshly entering the monasteries, wishing to follow Mañjuśrī on a tour of Mount Cakravāḍa. > Qingyuan was a person who 'does not even practice the noble truths', yet he merely made the ordinary greeting and asked, 'What is the price of rice in Luling?' > Some say, 'The price of rice in Luling does not permit bargaining.' Little do they realize they have already entered the bushel-and-peck shop! > If you wish not to enter this mutual-aid association, ask Tiantong. > His verse says: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.100](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2004.1.100) - [Next: 1.102](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2004.1.102) - [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2004.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2004~en-mt.1.101) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2004.1.101](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2004.1.101) · Pramāṇa