[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) › 2.58 # 虛堂和尚語錄 2.58 虛堂和尚語錄 2.58 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [2.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.2.58) 建鳳林庫上堂：「鳳非竹實而不食，非醴泉而不飲，因甚却在板橋村。」卓主丈：「有林自是真棲處，風淡惟聞靜夜鳴。」 > Ascending the hall upon building the Fenglin Storehouse: "A phoenix eats nothing but bamboo seeds and drinks nothing but sweet spring water; why then is it at the village of Wooden Bridge?" Striking the staff: "Where there is a grove, it is truly a genuine dwelling; when the wind is mild, one only hears its cry in the quiet night." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.2.57) - [Next: 2.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.2.59) - [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.2.58) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.2.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.2.58) · Pramāṇa