[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) › 1.76 # 虛堂和尚語錄 1.76 虛堂和尚語錄 1.76 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.76](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.1.76) 上堂，舉：「寒山子因眾僧炙茄次，將茄串向一僧背上打，僧回首，山呈起茄串云：『是甚麼？』僧云：『風顛漢。』山却向傍僧云：『爾道是僧費多少鹽醬？』」師云：「欺敵者亡，者僧還甘麼？報恩若見他呈起茄串，道：『是甚麼？』便作聽勢。擬議，奪茄串便打。」 > Ascending the hall, he cited: "When Hanshanzi saw the monks roasting eggplants, he struck a monk on the back with a skewer of eggplants. The monk turned his head, and Hanshan held up the skewer of eggplants, saying, 'What is this?' The monk said, 'A lunatic!' Hanshan then turned to a neighboring monk and said, 'Tell me, how much salt and sauce did this monk waste?'" The Master said, "One who underestimates the opponent perishes; did that monk accept it? If Bao'en had seen him hold up the skewer of eggplants and say, 'What is this?', I would have struck a listening pose. At any hesitation, I would snatch the eggplant skewer and strike him at once." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.75](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.1.75) - [Next: 1.77](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.1.77) - [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.1.76) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.1.76](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.1.76) · Pramāṇa