[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) › 4.19 # 萬松老人評唱天童覺和尚頌古從容庵錄 4.19 萬松老人評唱天童覺和尚頌古從容庵錄 4.19 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [4.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2004.4.19) 師舉。洞山與潭州神山僧密禪師過水。山問。過水事作麼生。密云。不濕脚。山曰。老老大大作這箇語話。密曰。汝又作麼生。山云。脚不濕。教中有性修二門。洞上名借功明位。大抵因修而悟。從凡入聖。白衣庶民直拜冢宰。若先悟後修。從聖入凡。積代簪纓本來尊貴。雖飄零萬狀。骨骼猶存。所以道。貧子喻中明此道。獻珠偈裏顯張羅。汝等諸人。要見二尊宿見處麼。看取天童一狀領過。頌云。 > The Master raised the case: Dongshan and Chan Master Sengmi of Mount Shen in Tanzhou were crossing a stream. Dongshan asked, 'How is the matter of crossing the stream?' Mi said, 'Not getting the feet wet.' Dongshan said, 'An old man of your years making such talk!' Mi said, 'What about you?' Dongshan said, 'The feet are not wet.' In the teachings there are the two gates of nature and cultivation; the Dongshan lineage calls it 'borrowing cultivation to clarify the stage.' Generally, awakening by means of cultivation is entering sagehood from the ordinary: a commoner in plain clothes directly appointed chief minister. But if there is awakening first and cultivation afterward, it is entering the ordinary from sagehood: an illustrious clan of hairpins and tassels is noble by origin; though tossed about in myriad plights, the bone structure still remains. Therefore it is said: 'In the parable of the poor son this principle is clarified; / In the verse on offering the pearl, the great net is revealed.' Do all of you wish to see the insight of these two venerable masters? Look to Tiantong's taking charge of the indictment. The verse says: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 4.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2004.4.18) - [Next: 4.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2004.4.20) - [Up: 4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2004.4) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2004~en-mt.4.19) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2004.4.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2004.4.19) · Pramāṇa