[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) › 3.76 # 虛堂和尚語錄 3.76 虛堂和尚語錄 3.76 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [3.76](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.3.76) 復舉：「須菩提巖中宴坐，諸天雨華讚歎，尊者云：『空中雨華讚歎，復是何人？』云：『我是梵天。』尊者云：『汝云何讚歎？』天云：『我重尊者善說般若波羅蜜多。』尊者云：『我於般若，未曾說一字，汝云何讚歎？』天云：『尊者無說，我乃無聞，無說無聞，是真說般若波羅蜜多。』又復動地雨華。雪竇云：『避喧求靜處，世未有其方，他在巖中宴坐，也被者一隊漢塗糊伊，更有者老把不住。問云：「空中雨華讚歎，復是何人？」早見敗闕了也。「我重尊者善說，般若波羅蜜多。」惡水驀頭潑。「我於般若，未曾說一字。」草裏走。「尊者無說，我乃無聞。」識甚麼好惡。總似者般底，何處有今日？』復召大眾云：『雪竇幸是無事人，爾來者裏覓箇甚麼？』以拄杖一時趁下。」師云：「雪竇雖不善其兵機，要且暗合孫吳。今日柏巖開堂祝聖，因甚無人雨華供養？」擊拂子：「賊不入慎家之門。」 > He brought up again: "Subhūti was sitting in meditation in a cliff cave. The devas rained down flowers in praise. The Venerable One said, 'Who is raining flowers and offering praise in the air?' The reply came, 'I am Brahmā.' The Venerable One said, 'Why do you offer praise?' The deva said, 'I revere the Venerable One for expounding Prajñāpāramitā well.' The Venerable One said, 'Regarding prajñā, I have not expounded a single word; why do you praise me?' The deva said, 'The Venerable One has no exposition, and I have no hearing; no exposition and no hearing is the true expounding of Prajñāpāramitā.' Again the earth shook and flowers rained down. Xuedou said: 'A place to avoid clamor and seek quietude—the world has never had such a method. When he was sitting in meditation in the cliff cave, he was still made a fool of by that band of fellows. Furthermore, that old man could not hold fast. Asking, "Who is raining flowers and offering praise in the air?" already revealed his blunder. "I revere the Venerable One for expounding Prajñāpāramitā well" was foul water splashed right over his head. "Regarding prajñā, I have not expounded a single word" was running among the weeds. "The Venerable One has no exposition, and I have no hearing"—what good and bad did they know? If everyone were like these sorts of fellows, where would today come from?' He called again to the assembly: 'Fortunately, Xuedou is an unconcerned person; what are you coming here to look for?' With his staff, he chased them all down at once." The Master said: "Although Xuedou was not adept in military tactics, he nonetheless secretly coincided with Sunzi and Wu Qi. Today at Baiyan, opening the hall to offer wishes for the Emperor's longevity, why is there no one raining flowers in offering?" Striking the whisk, he said: "Thieves do not enter the gate of a cautious house." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 3.75](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.3.75) - [Next: 3.77](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.3.77) - [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.3.76) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.3.76](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.3.76) · Pramāṇa