[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) › 2.39 # 虛堂和尚語錄 2.39 虛堂和尚語錄 2.39 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [2.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.2.39) 乃舉：「百丈因僧問：『如何是奇特事？』丈云：『獨坐大雄峯。』僧禮拜，丈便打。」師云：「百丈故是大機大用，若非劍手相酬，幾乎落節。」 > He then cited: "Baizhang was asked by a monk, 'What is the extraordinary thing?' > Baizhang said, 'Sitting alone on the Great Hero Peak.' > The monk bowed; Baizhang then struck him." > The master said, "Baizhang indeed had great capacity and great function; yet had he not been met by a swordsman, he would almost have compromised his integrity." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.2.38) - [Next: 2.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.2.40) - [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.2.39) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.2.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.2.39) · Pramāṇa