[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) › [續傳燈錄](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2077) › 5.45 # 續傳燈錄 5.45 續傳燈錄 5.45 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [5.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2077.5.45) 撫州曹山寶積雄禪師。僧問。如何是佛。師曰。寒猫不捉鼠。問一塵一佛國一葉一釋迦。學人如何下足。師曰。大地草漫漫。僧云。謝師答話。師曰。明眼人難瞞。僧云。大眾一時記取。師曰。曹山今日失利。問法雷一震龍象四來如何行令。師曰。清風不會儂家意。吹散白雲撩亂飛。僧云。學人還有安身立命處也無。師曰。脚踏實地。乃曰。善應群方萬機叢湊相逢相見即不問。爾拈匙把筯為甚麼道不得。良久曰。曹山今日失利。又曰。山不青水不綠。南北東西無下足。白雲片片嶺頭飛。夜來却入蘆花宿。又曰。千江競湊萬派同源。寶月騰輝光分沙界。山河大地明暗自殊。坐臥經行何人分上。其中莫有語言道斷函蓋相應底衲僧麼。出來與曹山相見。時有僧出方禮拜次。師曰。大眾分明記取話頭。 > Chan Master Baojixiong of Caoshan in Fuzhou. A monk asked: “What is the Buddha?” The Master said: “A cold cat does not catch mice.” The monk asked: “In every single particle of dust is a Buddha-land; on every single leaf is a Śākyamuni. Where should a student set his foot down?” The Master said: “The grasses on the great earth are rampant and vast.” The monk said: “Thank you, Master, for answering my question.” The Master said: “It is hard to deceive a person of clear vision.” The monk said: “Let the great assembly remember this at once.” The Master said: “Caoshan has suffered a defeat today.” > The monk asked: “When the Dharma thunder rumbles once and dragons and elephants come from all four directions, how is the order carried out?” The Master said: “The clear breeze does not understand my intention; it blows the white clouds into a disordered flurry.” The monk said: “Does the student still have a place to settle his life and body, or not?” The Master said: “Tread on solid ground.” > He then said: “Skillfully responding to all quarters, where ten thousand workings converge—when meeting face-to-face, I shall not ask about that. When you pick up a spoon and hold chopsticks, why can you not speak?” After a good while, he said: “Caoshan has suffered a defeat today.” > He also said: “The mountains are not blue; the waters are not green. North, south, east, and west, there is nowhere to set down one's foot. White clouds fly in wisps over the peak; when night comes, they return to roost in the reed blossoms.” > He also said: “A thousand rivers contest and surge, ten thousand streams share the same source. The precious moon mounts in radiance, its light dividing across worlds numerous as the sands. The mountains, rivers, and the great earth—light and dark are naturally distinct. Sitting, lying down, and walking—in whose lot does this lie? Among you, is there any patch-robed monk for whom the path of speech is cut off and box and lid fit together? Come forth and meet Caoshan!” At that time, a monk came forward and was just making prostrations when the Master said: “Great assembly, remember this topic clearly!” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2077.5.44) - [Next: 5.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2077.5.46) - [Up: 5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2077.5) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2077~en-mt.5.45) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2077.5.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2077.5.45) · Pramāṇa