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title: "湛然圓澄禪師語錄 · 南泉斬猫"
description: "湛然圆澄禅师语录由明代禅宗高僧湛然圆澄所述，其门人明凡记录，丁元公与祁骏佳编撰。该书成书于明末佛教复兴时期，收录圆澄禅师的开示、法语、公案及书信，集中体现其禅学思想与修行指导，倡导直指人心、见性成佛的曹洞宗风。作为明代禅宗重要文献，该语录不仅传承了临济与曹洞宗的精髓，对后世禅修者具有深远影响，是研究明清佛教禅宗思想与实践的重要典籍。"
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### 南泉斬猫

> Nanquan Kills the Cat

是彼是此起論端。幸有公心鹽鐵官。提起利刀這一剁。不知此外幾何般。欲顯克家子。公案要伊圓。豈識趙州解機變。草鞋頭戴把人瞞。

> This and that spark debate. Fortunately, there is an unbiased mind, a salt-and-iron official. He raises a sharp knife and gives a single chop. Who knows how many more variations there are beyond this? Want to reveal a true heir of the tradition? A \*gong'an\* must be perfectly understood by him. But how could he recognize Elder Zhao's masterful adaptability— wearing his straw sandals on his head, deceiving everyone?