[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) › 1.127 # 萬松老人評唱天童覺和尚頌古從容庵錄 1.127 萬松老人評唱天童覺和尚頌古從容庵錄 1.127 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.127](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2004.1.127) 師云。兩堂雲水盡紛拏。至今不曾定交。若非天童會南泉例驗出端倪。往往邪正不分。邪正分明時如何判斷。便好。利劍斬斷一坑埋却。非但勦絕一期不了公案。亦使千古之下風清寰宇。南泉當時師勝。資強。見眾無語。却舉似趙州。表顯眾中有人。趙州脫草鞋頭上戴出。果然此道未喪。知音可嘉。孔子云。天將未喪斯文也。看他師資。道合。唱拍相隨。無以為喻。諡法。泉源流通曰禹。又受禪成功曰禹。尚書禹貢。導河積石至於龍門。淮南子。共工氏兵強兇暴。而與堯帝爭功。力窮觸不周山而死。天柱為之折。女媧鍊五色石。補天。列子。陰陽失度名缺。鍊五常之精名補。雲蓋本拈洞山掇却泰首座果棹話云。洞山雖有打破虛空底鉆鎚。要且無補綴底針線。南泉如大禹鑿山透海。顯出神用。趙州如女媧鍊石補天。圓却話頭。萬松道。趙州十八上解破家散宅。不知有多少生涯。草鞋頭戴較些些。咄咄沒去處。作這箇去就。保福展云。雖然如是。也只是破草鞋。南泉平高就下道。子若在恰救得猫兒。翠巖芝云。大小趙州只可自救。放過一著。天童道。異中來也還明鑒。只箇真金不混沙。只能順水推舡。不解逆風把柁。而今爾這一隊上來。猫又無。爭甚狗。以拄杖趁下。 > The Master said: 'The clouds and water of both halls were completely embroiled'—even now their dispute has not been settled. If Tiantong had not understood Nanquan's testing of clues, they would often fail to distinguish the crooked from the upright. When the crooked and upright are distinct, how do you judge? Better to cut them off with a sharp sword and bury them in a single pit! Not only does this put an end to an unfinished gong'an of that time, it also clears the air across the realm for a thousand ages. At that time, Nanquan was a superior teacher and his disciple was formidable; seeing the assembly silent, he raised it to Zhaozhou to reveal that there was someone in the community. Zhaozhou took off his straw sandals, put them on his head, and walked out. Truly, 'This Way has not perished; an intimate knower is praiseworthy.' Confucius said, 'Heaven has not yet let this culture perish.' Look at master and disciple: their ways accord, singing and beat following each other—nothing can compare to it. According to the rules of posthumous titles: 'One who causes the source of springs to flow is called Yu'; also, 'One who receives abdication and achieves success is called Yu.' In the 'Tribute of Yu' in the \*Book of Documents\*: 'He guided the River from Jishi to Longmen.' In \*Huainanzi\*: 'Gonggong's forces were strong and ferocious; he contended with Emperor Yao for merit, and when his strength was exhausted, he struck Mount Buzhou and died. The pillar of heaven snapped because of it. Nüwa smelted stones of five colors to mend the sky.' In \*Liezi\*: 'When yin and yang lose measure, it is called a fissure; smelting the essence of the five constants is called mending.' Yungai Ben, raising the case of Dongshan removing Head Monk Tai's fruit table, said, 'Though Dongshan has an awl and hammer to break empty space, he nonetheless lacks the needle and thread to patch it up.' Nanquan is like Great Yu boring through mountains and penetrating the sea, manifesting his spiritual working. Zhaozhou is like Nüwa smelting stones to mend the sky, rounding off the topic. Wansong says: Zhaozhou at eighteen knew how to break up his home and disperse his estate; who knows how much livelihood he possessed? 'Putting straw sandals on his head was a bit better'—tut! Having nowhere to go, he made this maneuver! Baofu Zhan said, 'Even though it is so, it is still just a pair of worn straw sandals.' Nanquan, coming down from on high, said, 'Had you been here, you would have saved the cat.' Cuiyan Zhi said, 'Great and small Zhaozhou could only save himself, letting \[Nanquan\] off with a move.' Tiantong said, 'Coming from difference, it is still a clear mirror; only this true gold does not mingle with sand.' You can only push a boat with the current; you do not know how to hold the rudder against the wind. And now, you bunch come forward—there is not even a cat, so what dogs are you fighting over? \[The Master\] chased them down with his staff. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.126](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2004.1.126) - [Next: 1.128](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2004.1.128) - [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.1.127) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [宏智禪師廣錄](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2001.2.23) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2004.1.127](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2004.1.127) · Pramāṇa