[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) › 1.85 # 虛堂和尚語錄 1.85 虛堂和尚語錄 1.85 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.85](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.1.85) 上堂，舉：「趙州因僧辭，州云：『甚處去？』僧云：『諸方學佛法去。』州云：『有佛處不得住，無佛處急走，過三千里外，逢人不得錯舉。』僧云：『與麼則不去也。』州云：『摘揚花，摘揚花。』」師云：「神臂弓，由基箭，趙州用之，無不中的。爭奈者僧是赤眉隊裏來。」 > Ascending the hall, he cited: "Because a monk took leave, Zhaozhou said, 'Where are you going?' The monk said, 'Going to various places to study the Buddha Dharma.' Zhou said, 'Where there is a Buddha, do not stay; where there is no Buddha, run quickly past; for three thousand leagues beyond, meeting people, you must not quote \[this\] wrongly.' The monk said, 'Then I will not go.' Zhou said, 'Pick willow catkins, pick willow catkins.'" The Master said: "The Divine Arm Bow and Youji's arrows: when Zhaozhou used them, not a single shot failed to hit the mark. Even so, what to do about this monk coming from the Red Eyebrows band?" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.84](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.1.84) - [Next: 1.86](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.1.86) - [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.1.85) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [續傳燈錄](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2077.9.6) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.1.85](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.1.85) · Pramāṇa