[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) › 1.97 # 虛堂和尚語錄 1.97 虛堂和尚語錄 1.97 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.97](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.1.97) 除夜小參：「去年貧未是貧，守株待兔。今年貧始是貧，認賊為子。去年貧，無卓錐之地，癩狗繫枯椿。今年貧錐子也無，和贓納欵。與麼與麼，三百六十日，循環不已；不與麼不與麼，七十二氣候去，復還來抱橋柱澡洗底，到底不知。依樣畫胡蘆底，轉增妄想，直饒輥到結交頭，依舊眼睛烏律律。報恩莫有方便麼？」卓主丈：「皇天苦屈。」 > An informal gathering on New Year's Eve: "Last year's poverty was not yet poverty: guarding the stump waiting for a rabbit. This year's poverty is truly poverty: mistaking a thief for one's son. Last year poor: not an inch of ground to plant an awl—a mangy dog tied to a withered stump. This year poor: not even an awl—surrendering the stolen goods and signing a confession. Like this, like this: three hundred and sixty days revolving without end. Not like this, not like this: the seventy-two seasonal pentads depart and return again. Those who wash while hugging the bridge pillar never understand in the end. Those who paint a calabash according to the model merely increase their delusions. Even if they tumble right into the boundary between the years, their eyes remain pitch-black. Does Bao'en have an expedient means?" Striking the staff, he said: "Heaven above, what a bitter injustice!" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.96](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.1.96) - [Next: 1.98](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.1.98) - [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.1.97) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.1.97](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.1.97) · Pramāṇa