[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) › 1.149 # 萬松老人評唱天童覺和尚頌古從容庵錄 1.149 萬松老人評唱天童覺和尚頌古從容庵錄 1.149 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.149](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2004.1.149) 師云。臨際囑三聖不得滅却吾正法眼藏。此與興化謂克賓維那汝不久為唱道之師。罰饡飯出院。機用一般。其實此事。千佛出世不增。千聖入滅不減。豈一三聖能興滅哉。古人臨終顯發此事。亦表眾中有人。果然三聖出云。爭敢滅却和尚正法眼藏。如人被罵不甘者承頭。當時便與本分草料。正法眼藏。未到滅却。却道。忽有人問汝作麼生對。當斷不斷。返招其亂。聖便喝。上代下世。門裏出身。耳聾三日以來。不似而今這喝。際云。誰知吾正法眼藏。向這瞎驢邊滅却。當時臨際門風。自有正令。可惜放過。不知天童如何判斷。頌云。 > The Master said: Linji instructing Sansheng not to destroy his treasury of the eye of the true Dharma is of the same function as Xinghua telling the rector Kebin, "Before long you will be a teacher who expounds the Way," and fining him a meal and expelling him from the monastery. In truth, as for this matter, it does not increase though a thousand buddhas appear in the world, nor does it decrease though a thousand sages enter nirvāṇa; how could a single Sansheng cause it to flourish or perish? The ancients demonstrated this matter when facing death also to show that there were people of capacity within the assembly. As expected, Sansheng came forward and said, "How would I dare destroy the Venerable's treasury of the eye of the true Dharma?" Like someone who refuses to accept an insult taking up the challenge, he was immediately given the fundamental forage. Before the treasury of the eye of the true Dharma was even destroyed, \[Linji\] instead said, "If someone suddenly asked you, how would you respond?" When one should be decisive but is not, confusion is instead invited. Sansheng then shouted. Coming from previous generations and descending to later ages, this emerged straight from within his own house. Since the three days of deafness, there has been nothing quite like this shout today. Linji said, "Who would have known that my treasury of the eye of the true Dharma would be destroyed by this blind donkey!" In those days Linji's lineage style had its own proper mandate; what a pity that he let it pass. I wonder how Tiantong will judge it. The verse says: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.148](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2004.1.148) - [Next: 1.150](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2004.1.150) - [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.1.149) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2004.1.149](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2004.1.149) · Pramāṇa