[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) › 2.44 # 虛堂和尚語錄 2.44 虛堂和尚語錄 2.44 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [2.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.2.44) 上堂，舉：「龐居士辭藥山，山命十禪客送至門前，士指空中雪云：『好雪片片，不落別處。』時有全禪客云：『落在甚麼處？』士便與一掌，全云：『居士且莫草草。』士云：『恁麼稱禪客，閻老子未放爾在。』全云：『居士作麼生？』士又與一掌。」師云：「雖則是兩掌，其間有擡有搦，有收有放。」 > Ascending the hall, he cited: "Layman Pang took leave of Yaoshan. Yaoshan ordered ten Chan guests to see him off to the gate. The Layman pointed to the snow in the air and said, 'Fine snowflakes, flake by flake, they fall nowhere else.' > At that time, Chan Guest Quan said, 'Where do they fall?' > The Layman gave him a slap. > Quan said, 'Layman, do not be so hasty!' > The Layman said, 'Calling yourself a Chan guest like this, Old Yama hasn't released you yet!' > Quan said, 'What about you, Layman?' > The Layman gave him another slap." > The master said, "Though they were two slaps, between them there was lifting up and pressing down, holding back and letting go." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.2.43) - [Next: 2.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.2.45) - [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.2.44) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.2.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.2.44) · Pramāṇa