[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) › 2.94 # 虛堂和尚語錄 2.94 虛堂和尚語錄 2.94 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [2.94](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.2.94) 上堂，舉：「趙州因僧問：『一物不將來時如何？』州云：『放下著。』僧云：『一物不將來，放下箇甚麼？』州云：『放不下，擔將去。』」師云：「趙州向者僧痛處下一針，不妨奇特，只是病入膏肓，難以發藥。」 > Ascending the hall, he cited: "Zhaozhou was asked by a monk: 'How is it when not a single thing is brought along?' Zhaozhou said: 'Put it down.' The monk said: 'Not a single thing is brought along; what is there to put down?' Zhaozhou said: 'If you cannot put it down, carry it along.'" The master said: "Zhaozhou drove a needle into where it hurt this monk, which was indeed extraordinary; yet the illness had already penetrated into the vitals, making it hard to apply medicine." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.93](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.2.93) - [Next: 2.95](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.2.95) - [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.2.94) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [宏智禪師廣錄](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2001.2.119) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.2.94](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.2.94) · Pramāṇa