[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) › 10.98 # 虛堂和尚語錄 10.98 虛堂和尚語錄 10.98 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [10.98](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.10.98) 天地不仁，出此妖怪，有偷營劫寨之機，無喜捨慈悲之戒。正脈將沈，法門凋瘵，如何嗣續松源派？大奸難後越精神，罵人嘴毒如蜂蠆。 > Heaven and earth are not benevolent to produce such a monster: > he possesses the ingenuity to raid camps and plunder strongholds, > yet lacks the precepts of joy, letting go, and compassion. > The correct lineage is about to sink, the Dharma gate withers and decays— > how can the Songyuan lineage be carried on? > After great tribulations, his spirit is all the more vigorous; > his mouth when scolding people is as venomous as bees and scorpions. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 10.97](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.10.97) - [Next: 10.99](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.10.99) - [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.10.98) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.10.98](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.10.98) · Pramāṇa