[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) › 2.157 # 虛堂和尚語錄 2.157 虛堂和尚語錄 2.157 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [2.157](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.2.157) 中秋上堂，僧問：「天上月圓，人間月半，是人知有；未審中間樹子，屬甚麼人？」師云：「有契券者得。」僧云：「恁麼則天香桂子落紛紛。」師云：「爾早錯認了也。」僧云：「馬大師翫月次，一人道正好供養，一人道正好修行，一人驟步便行，此意如何？」師云：「一畝之地，三蛇九鼠。」僧云：「馬大師道：『經入藏禪歸海，唯有普願，獨超物外。』」師云：「打驢聽馬知。」僧禮拜，師噓一聲。 > Ascending the hall on Mid-Autumn, a monk asked: "The moon is round in heaven, and it is mid-month among humans—everyone knows this exists. I wonder, to whom does the tree in the middle belong?" The Master said: "The one who holds the contract deed gets it." The monk said: "If so, then heavenly fragrant cassia seeds fall in profusion." The Master said: "You have already mistaken it long ago." The monk said: "When Great Master Ma was enjoying the moon, one person said it was just right for making offerings, one person said it was just right for practicing cultivation, and one person strode off and left. What was the meaning of this?" The Master said: "In an acre of land, three snakes and nine rats." The monk said: "Great Master Ma said, 'The scriptures enter the canon, Chan returns to the sea; only Puyan alone transcends beyond things.'" The Master said: "Beat the donkey so the horse knows." The monk bowed, and the Master let out a hiss. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.156](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.2.156) - [Next: 2.158](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.2.158) - [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.2.157) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [大慧普覺禪師語錄](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1998a.4.16) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.2.157](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.2.157) · Pramāṇa