[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) › 2.28 # 虛堂和尚語錄 2.28 虛堂和尚語錄 2.28 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [2.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.2.28) 上堂，舉：「雲門因僧問：『如何是超佛越祖之談？』門云：『胡餅。』」師云：「傷弓之鳥，見曲木而高飛。有人見得雲門，善為我辭。」 > Ascending the hall, he cited: "Yunmen, because a monk asked, 'What is the talk that transcends buddhas and surpasses patriarchs?' Yunmen said, 'A sesame cake.'" The Master said, "A bird wounded by an arrow flies high upon seeing a bent branch. If someone sees Yunmen, offer my apologies well." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.2.27) - [Next: 2.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.2.29) - [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.2.28) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.2.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.2.28) · Pramāṇa