[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) › 2.50 # 虛堂和尚語錄 2.50 虛堂和尚語錄 2.50 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [2.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.2.50) 復舉：「首山示眾：『咄哉巧女兒，攛梭不解織，看他鬪鷄人，水牛也不識。咄哉拙郎君，巧妙無人識，打破鳳林關，著靴水上立。』」師云：「首山自謂得臨際正傳，却作野犴鳴，致令天下兒孫，箇箇拖泥帶水。」 > He again cited: "Shoushan instructed the assembly: 'Bah! Clever daughter, casting the shuttle yet not knowing how to weave! Look at that cock-fighter—he doesn't even recognize a water buffalo. Bah! Clumsy young gentleman, his ingenuity unrecognized by anyone; he smashes the Fenglin Pass and stands upon the water wearing boots.'" > The master said, "Shoushan claimed to have the authentic transmission of Linji, yet he made the cry of a wild fox, causing sons and grandsons throughout the world to drag through mud and drip with water, every single one." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.2.49) - [Next: 2.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.2.51) - [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.2.50) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [佛祖歷代通載](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2036.18.39) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.2.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.2.50) · Pramāṇa