[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) › 5.164 # 虛堂和尚語錄 5.164 虛堂和尚語錄 5.164 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [5.164](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.5.164) 泉石膏肓不可醫，曉鐘吟到夕陽時，天然句子終難得， 幾向風前暗皺眉。 > The passion for streams and stones is incurable; > Chanting from the morning bell until the evening sun. > Natural verses are ultimately hard to attain; > How often before the wind has one knitted the brows in secret? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.163](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.5.163) - [Next: 5.165](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.5.165) - [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.5.164) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.5.164](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.5.164) · Pramāṇa