[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) › 2.21 # 虛堂和尚語錄 2.21 虛堂和尚語錄 2.21 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [2.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.2.21) 大士生日上堂：「一自嵩頭陀道破之後，不出來，是好手，無端貧時思舊債，再揚家醜。要見大士麼？」卓主丈：「空手把鉏頭，步行騎水牛。」 > Ascending the hall on the birthday of the Mahāsattva: "Ever since Dhūta Song spoke of it thoroughly, not coming forth would have been the work of an adept; but without reason, when impoverished, one thinks of old debts and again broadcasts the family's disgrace. Do you wish to see the Mahāsattva?" Striking his staff, he said, "Empty-handed, holding a hoe; walking on foot, riding a water buffalo." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.2.20) - [Next: 2.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.2.22) - [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.2.21) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.2.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.2.21) · Pramāṇa