[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) › 5.159 # 虛堂和尚語錄 5.159 虛堂和尚語錄 5.159 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [5.159](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.5.159) 廣德周和尚因僧問：「承教有言，阿逸多不斷煩惱，不修禪定，佛記此人成佛無疑。此理如何？」德云：「鹽又盡，炭又無。」僧云：「鹽盡炭無時如何？」德云：「愁人莫向愁人說，說向愁人愁殺人。」 > Upādhyāya Zhou of Guangde was asked by a monk: "I have received the teaching that says: 'Ajita does not sever afflictions and does not cultivate dhyāna, yet the Buddha predicted this person will attain Buddhahood without doubt.' What is this principle?" De said: "The salt is gone, and charcoal is also lacking." The monk said: "What happens when salt is gone and charcoal is lacking?" De said: "A sorrowful person should not speak to a sorrowful person; speaking to a sorrowful person worries one to death." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.158](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.5.158) - [Next: 5.160](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.5.160) - [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.5.159) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [景德傳燈錄](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2076.24.98) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.5.159](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.5.159) · Pramāṇa