[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) › 10.168 # 虛堂和尚語錄 10.168 虛堂和尚語錄 10.168 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [10.168](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.10.168) 烹金煉玉，煅聖鎔凡，不假鉗錘，便成大器，霜清月皎，證圓通三昧之門，雲淡天低，破勞生昏迷之夢，壽同空有，永鎮化城，最初一椎，如何話會？聲鐘一下云：「劫石有銷日，洪音無盡時。」 > Smelting gold and refining jade, forging the sage and melting the ordinary—without relying on tongs and hammer, a great vessel is immediately formed. In the clear frost and bright moon, the gateway of the complete penetration samādhi is realized; in the faint clouds and low sky, the confused dream of a toilful life is shattered. Longevity equal to emptiness and existence, eternally guarding the transformed city—at the very first stroke, how do you understand it?" Striking the bell once, he said: "The kalpa-stone has a day to wear away, / But the grand sound has no end." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 10.167](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.10.167) - [Next: 10.169](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.10.169) - [Up: 10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.10) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000~en-mt.10.168) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.10.168](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.10.168) · Pramāṇa