[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) › 2.110 # 虛堂和尚語錄 2.110 虛堂和尚語錄 2.110 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [2.110](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.2.110) 上堂，謝執事：「松有操則歲寒不凋，竹有節則虛心澹靜，衲子勇於義，可以表率叢林、游刃事海，自然左右逢其原。」 > Ascending the hall, he thanked the administrative monks: "If a pine has integrity, it does not wither in the cold of the year; if a bamboo has joints, it is hollow-hearted, calm, and quiet. If a patch-robed monk is courageous in righteousness, he can serve as a model for the monastic community and handle affairs with skilled ease, naturally finding the source wherever he turns." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.109](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.2.109) - [Next: 2.111](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.2.111) - [Up: 2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.2) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000~en-mt.2.110) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.2.110](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.2.110) · Pramāṇa