[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) › 2.132 # 虛堂和尚語錄 2.132 虛堂和尚語錄 2.132 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [2.132](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.2.132) 乃云：「以火續燈名晝，以燈續火為夜，晝夜相續，燈燈無盡。驀然黑地裏，撞著露柱，怪得阿誰？」 > He then said, "Continuing the lamp with fire is called daytime; continuing the fire with the lamp is night. Daytime and night continue one another; lamp after lamp is inexhaustible. Suddenly in the dark, you collide with an exposed pillar—who can you blame?" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.131](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.2.131) - [Next: 2.133](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.2.133) - [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.2.132) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.2.132](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.2.132) · Pramāṇa