[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) › 1.79 # 虛堂和尚語錄 1.79 虛堂和尚語錄 1.79 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.79](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.1.79) 請監收上堂：「無生田地，有種有收，時節到來，自然成熟。衲僧家開著口，少他一時子不得，若非本色人，難以絕滲漏。且那箇是本色人？」卓主丈：「公。」 > Inviting the superintendent of harvests \[to take office\], he ascended the hall: "In the field of the unconditioned, there is sowing and there is harvesting; when the season arrives, it ripens naturally. When patch-robed monks open their mouths, they cannot do without him for a single moment. If one is not an authentic person, it is difficult to cut off leakage. Now, which one is an authentic person?" Striking his staff: "You, sir!" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.1.78) - [Next: 1.80](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.1.80) - [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.1.79) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.1.79](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.1.79) · Pramāṇa