[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) › 1.18 # 虛堂和尚語錄 1.18 虛堂和尚語錄 1.18 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.1.18) 元宵上堂：「人間燈，天上月，有明有暗、有圓有缺底事，貪觀心未歇，興聖室內無油，免得證龜作鼈。」 > Ascending the hall on the Lantern Festival: 'Lamps among mortals, the moon in heaven—matters of brightness and dimness, waxing and waning. Greedy to look, the mind does not rest; inside Xingsheng's room there is no oil, avoiding proving a turtle to be a terrapin.' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.1.17) - [Next: 1.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.1.19) - [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.1.18) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.1.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.1.18) · Pramāṇa