[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) › [景德傳燈錄](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2076) › 10.6 # 景德傳燈錄 10.6 景德傳燈錄 10.6 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [10.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2076.10.6) 僧問。只如百丈竿頭如何進步。師云。朗州山澧州水。僧云。請師道。師云。四海五湖皇化裏。有客來謁。師召曰。尚書。其人應諾。師曰。不是尚書本命。對曰。不可離却即今秖對別有第二主人。師曰。喚尚書作至尊得麼。彼云。恁麼總不秖對時。莫是弟子主人否。師曰。非但秖對。與不秖對時。無始劫來是箇生死根本。有偈曰。 > A monk asked, "Just as on the top of a hundred-foot pole, how does one take a step forward?" > The Master said, "The mountains of Langzhou, the waters of Lizhou." > The monk said, "Please explain, Master." > The Master said, "The four seas and five lakes are within the imperial transformation." > A guest came to call. The Master addressed him, saying, "Minister!" > The man answered, "Yes?" > The Master said, "That is not the Minister's original life-destiny." > He replied, "Apart from right now answering, there cannot be a second master." > The Master said, "Would it do to call the Minister the Supreme Emperor?" > He said, "When in this manner I do not answer at all, is that not this disciple's master?" > The Master said, "Not only when answering or not answering—from beginningless kalpas it is the root of birth and death." > He had a verse that said: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 10.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2076.10.5) - [Next: 10.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2076.10.7) - [Up: 10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2076.10) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2076~en-mt.10.6) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2076.10.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2076.10.6) · Pramāṇa