[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) › 2.111 # 虛堂和尚語錄 2.111 虛堂和尚語錄 2.111 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [2.111](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.2.111) 中秋上堂，以主丈打一圓相云：「裏面有一株樹，名之曰娑婆樹，下有一兔，長時搗藥，尋常見得不甚真，惟有今宵，極是分曉，諸人還見麼？」卓主丈：「見之則不妄擡眸，不然則明不如暗。」 > On Mid-Autumn, he ascended the hall and drew a circle with his staff, saying: "Inside there is a tree, named the Saha Tree. Beneath it is a rabbit, constantly pounding medicine. Ordinarily it is seen none too clearly, but only tonight is it exceedingly distinct. Do you all still see it?" He struck with his staff: "If you see it, you do not raise your eyes in vain; otherwise, brightness is not as good as darkness." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.110](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.2.110) - [Next: 2.112](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.2.112) - [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.2.111) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.2.111](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.2.111) · Pramāṇa