[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) › [虛堂和尚語錄](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000) › 1.173 # 虛堂和尚語錄 1.173 虛堂和尚語錄 1.173 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.173](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.1.173) 上堂：「破家散宅，毀祖滅宗，不挂條絲，獨超象外。此人只會得接手句，未具透關眼。若能洗面摸著鼻，啜茶濕却嘴，許爾是半箇衲僧，未可全展鉢盂喫飯。」 > Ascending the hall: "Breaking up the family and scattering the household, destroying the patriarchs and annihilating the lineage, not hanging a single thread, uniquely transcending beyond appearances. Such a person only understands the phrase that joins hands, but has not yet possessed the eye that penetrates the barrier. If you can wash your face and touch your nose, or sip tea and wet your lips, I will acknowledge you as half a patch-robed monk, but you are not yet permitted to fully spread your bowl and eat." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.172](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.1.172) - [Next: 1.174](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.1.174) - [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000~en-mt.1.173) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.1.173](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.1.173) · Pramāṇa