[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) › 1.19 # 虛堂和尚語錄 1.19 虛堂和尚語錄 1.19 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.1.19) 中秋上堂：「金風吹落葉，玉露滴清秋，尀耐寒山子，無言笑點頭。且道，笑箇甚麼？」擊拂子：「既能明似鏡，何用曲如鉤。」 > Ascending the hall at Mid-Autumn: 'The golden wind blows down leaves; jade dew drips in clear autumn. Unbearable is that Hanshan, who wordlessly laughs and nods his head. Tell me, what does he laugh at?' Striking the whisk: 'Since it can be as bright as a mirror, why must it be crooked as a hook?' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.1.18) - [Next: 1.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.1.20) - [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.1.19) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.1.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.1.19) · Pramāṇa