[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) › 2.87 # 虛堂和尚語錄 2.87 虛堂和尚語錄 2.87 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [2.87](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.2.87) 乃卓拄杖云：「是則是。窮則變，變則通，只如三更半夜，眾星朗然，不知是見那箇星悟去？急急出來，下一轉語，蓋覆者老子；不然，母貽後悔。」靠主丈。 > He then struck his staff and said: "It is indeed so. When exhausted, one transforms; when transformed, one penetrates through. Just as in the dead of night, when the stars are bright, which star did he see and become enlightened? Come forth quickly and utter a turning word to cover up this old fellow; otherwise, do not bequeath regret later." He leaned his staff \[against the seat\]. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.86](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.2.86) - [Next: 2.88](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.2.88) - [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.2.87) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.2.87](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.2.87) · Pramāṇa