[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) › 5.196 # 虛堂和尚語錄 5.196 虛堂和尚語錄 5.196 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [5.196](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.5.196) 直甚破沙盆，掀翻海嶽昏，頂門真箇瞎，千古累兒孫。 > What is a broken earthen bowl worth? > It overturns the seas and peaks into darkness. > The eye atop the crown of the head is truly blind, > Burdening descendants for a thousand ages. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.195](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.5.195) - [Next: 5.197](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.5.197) - [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.5.196) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.5.196](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.5.196) · Pramāṇa