[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) › 5.172 # 虛堂和尚語錄 5.172 虛堂和尚語錄 5.172 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [5.172](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.5.172) 評漫學屠龍，人言枉費工，自非親到者，難與論窮通。 > Casually learning to slaughter dragons, > People say it is a waste of effort. > Unless one has personally arrived there, > It is hard to discuss failure and success with him. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.171](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.5.171) - [Next: 5.173](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.5.173) - [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.5.172) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.5.172](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.5.172) · Pramāṇa