[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) › 2.14 # 虛堂和尚語錄 2.14 虛堂和尚語錄 2.14 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [2.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.2.14) 上堂，舉：「晏國師示眾云：『鼓山門下不得咳嗽。』時有僧咳嗽一聲，山云：『作甚麼？』僧云：『傷風。』山云：『傷風即得。』」師云：「是則是，垛生招箭，若一向與麼，道絕人荒。」 > Ascending the hall, \[the Master\] cited: "National Teacher Yan addressed the assembly, saying: 'Under the gate of Gushan, coughing is not permitted.' At that time a monk coughed once. Gushan said, 'What was that?' The monk said, 'I have caught a cold.' Gushan said, 'Catching a cold is all right.'" > The Master said: "Right though it is, setting up a target invites arrows. If it were always like this, the Way would be cut off and people desolate." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.2.13) - [Next: 2.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.2.15) - [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.2.14) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.2.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.2.14) · Pramāṇa