[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) › 3.39 # 虛堂和尚語錄 3.39 虛堂和尚語錄 3.39 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [3.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.3.39) 上堂，舉：「藥山看經次，有僧問：『和尚尋常不許人看經，為甚麼却自看？』山云：『我只圖遮眼。』僧云：『某甲還看得麼？』山云：『爾若看，牛皮也須穿。』」師云：「師不如弟子。」 > Ascending the hall, he cited: "While Yaoshan was reading a sūtra, a monk asked: 'The upādhyāya usually does not allow others to read sūtras; why do you read them yourself?' Yaoshan said: 'I only seek to cover my eyes.' The monk said: 'May I too read them?' Yaoshan said: 'If you read them, even cowhide would have to be pierced through.'" The Master said: "The master is not equal to the disciple." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 3.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.3.38) - [Next: 3.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.3.40) - [Up: 3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.3) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000~en-mt.3.39) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.3.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.3.39) · Pramāṇa