[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) › [無門關](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2005) › 1.79 # 無門關 1.79 無門關 1.79 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.79](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2005.1.79) 趙州到一庵主處問。有麼有麼主竪起拳頭。州云。水淺。不是泊舡處。便行。又到一庵主處云。有麼有麼主亦竪起拳頭。州云。能縱能奪能殺能活。便作禮。 > Zhaozhou went to a hermit's place and asked: "Is anyone here? Is anyone here?" The master held up a fist. Zhaozhou said: "The water is shallow; this is not a place to moor a boat," and thereupon left. He came to another hermit's place and said: "Is anyone here? Is anyone here?" That master also held up a fist. Zhaozhou said: "He can release, he can take away; he can kill, he can give life," and thereupon made a bow. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2005.1.78) - [Next: 1.80](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2005.1.80) - [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2005.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2005~en-mt.1.79) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [圓悟佛果禪師語錄](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1997.7.29) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2005.1.79](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2005.1.79) · Pramāṇa