[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) › 1.70 # 虛堂和尚語錄 1.70 虛堂和尚語錄 1.70 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.1.70) 次日上堂：「呵釋迦叱彌勒，衲僧家氣宇如王，為甚麼今朝草繩自縛？」擊拂子：「覓火和煙得，擔泉帶月歸。」 > The next day, ascending the hall: "Berating Śākya and scolding Maitreya, the bearing of a patch-robed monk is like a king. Why today bind oneself with a grass rope?" Striking the whisk: "Seeking fire, one gets it with smoke; carrying spring water, one returns bearing the moon." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.1.69) - [Next: 1.71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.1.71) - [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.1.70) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.1.70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.1.70) · Pramāṇa