[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) › 1.177 # 虛堂和尚語錄 1.177 虛堂和尚語錄 1.177 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.177](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.1.177) 上堂，拈主丈：「面赤不如語直，道道。」靠主丈云：「主丈子，不是患聾，便是患啞。」 > Ascending the hall, \[the Master\] picked up his staff: "A flushed face is not as good as straight speech. Speak, speak!" Leaning on the staff, he said: "This staff is either suffering from deafness or suffering from muteness." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.176](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.1.176) - [Next: 1.178](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.1.178) - [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.1.177) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.1.177](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.1.177) · Pramāṇa