[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) › 10.49 # 虛堂和尚語錄 10.49 虛堂和尚語錄 10.49 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [10.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.10.49) 餓狗縴𦃇古調新，年來奏入胡笳曲，韻出淩霄最上層，聽者和者俱不足。天風吹散落西湖，南宕茭蘆春水綠，夜深相對共誰語，無位次中陪列祖。 > A hungry dog dragging a boat is an ancient tune made new; > in recent years it has been played into the nomad's reed-pipe songs. > The melody rises to the highest reaches of Lingxiao; > those who listen and those who harmonize are both found wanting. > Blown scattered by heavenly winds, it falls into West Lake; > at the southern flats, the wild rice and reeds, spring waters run green. > In the deep of night, facing each other, with whom can he speak? > In the rank without position, he accompanies the line of patriarchs. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 10.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.10.48) - [Next: 10.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.10.50) - [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.10.49) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.10.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.10.49) · Pramāṇa