[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) › 1.124 # 萬松老人評唱天童覺和尚頌古從容庵錄 1.124 萬松老人評唱天童覺和尚頌古從容庵錄 1.124 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.124](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2004.1.124) 舉。南泉一日。東西兩堂爭猫兒（人平不語水平不流）南泉見遂提起云。道得即不斬（誰敢當鋒）眾無對（直待雨淋頭）泉斬却猫兒為兩段（抽刀不入鞘）泉復舉前話問趙州（再來不直半文）州便脫草鞋。於頭上戴出（好與一刀兩段）泉云。子若在。恰救得猫兒（心斜不覺口喝）。 > Case: One day, the Eastern and Western Halls at Nanquan were disputing over a cat. (When people are level they do not speak; when water is level it does not flow.) Nanquan saw this, held up the cat, and said, "If you can speak, I will not cut it." (Who dares face the blade?) The assembly had no answer. (Waiting until rain drenches the head.) Nanquan cut the cat into two pieces. (Drawing the sword without sheathing it.) Later, Nanquan raised the previous story to ask Zhaozhou. (Coming again, it is not worth half a coin.) Zhou then took off his straw sandals, put them on his head, and went out. (Fitting to give him one blade cut into two pieces.) Nanquan said, "Had you been there, you would have saved the cat." (His mind crooked, he does not realize his mouth is thirsty.) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.123](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2004.1.123) - [Next: 1.125](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2004.1.125) - [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.1.124) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (2) - [宏智禪師廣錄](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2001.2.22) — Classical Chinese - [汾陽無德禪師語錄](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1992.2.90) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2004.1.124](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2004.1.124) · Pramāṇa