[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) › 5.139 # 虛堂和尚語錄 5.139 虛堂和尚語錄 5.139 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [5.139](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.5.139) 興化因僧問：「四方八面來時如何？」化云：「打中間底。」 > Xinghua was asked by a monk: "What happens when they come from all four quarters and eight directions?" Hua said: "Strike the one in the middle." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.138](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.5.138) - [Next: 5.140](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.5.140) - [Up: 5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.5) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000~en-mt.5.139) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [續傳燈錄](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2077.20.30.1) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.5.139](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.5.139) · Pramāṇa