[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) › 2.73 # 虛堂和尚語錄 2.73 虛堂和尚語錄 2.73 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [2.73](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.2.73) 乃云：「霜風戒曉，黃葉堆雲，如我門庭，一般冷落。有底道：老子尋常多是鬪貧不鬪富。山僧以謂不然。何故？但得板頭有人，自然暖氣相洽。」 > He then said: "The frosty wind warns of dawn; yellow leaves pile up like clouds. Just like my own school, equally desolate and bleak. There are those who say: 'The old fellow usually competes in poverty, not in wealth.' This mountain monk thinks otherwise. Why? As long as there is someone on the head of the bench, naturally the warm air will harmonize." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.2.72) - [Next: 2.74](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.2.74) - [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.2.73) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.2.73](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.2.73) · Pramāṇa