[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) › 5.158 # 虛堂和尚語錄 5.158 虛堂和尚語錄 5.158 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [5.158](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.5.158) 爾有更須當面與，渠無背手奪將來，驀然夜半化龍去， 黑雨鳥風裂地雷。 > If you have one, it must be given face-to-face; > If he has none, snatch it away behind the back. > Suddenly at midnight it transforms into a dragon and departs, > With dark rain, avian winds, and earth-splitting thunder. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.157](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.5.157) - [Next: 5.159](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.5.159) - [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.5.158) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.5.158](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.5.158) · Pramāṇa