[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) › 10.23 # 虛堂和尚語錄 10.23 虛堂和尚語錄 10.23 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [10.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.10.23) 逃空劫外已蒼然，翫水觀山得幾年，聞說聽經曾肯首，老來無力補青天。 > Fleeing beyond the empty kalpa, already weathered; > Admiring waters and gazing at mountains for how many years? > Hearing it said that listening to sūtras once gained approval, > In old age having no strength to mend the blue sky. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 10.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.10.22) - [Next: 10.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.10.24) - [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.10.23) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.10.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.10.23) · Pramāṇa