[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) › 5.26 # 虛堂和尚語錄 5.26 虛堂和尚語錄 5.26 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [5.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.5.26) 青牛仙去不虛傳，常用虛中落斷邊，自是一生多蹇薄， 夜深猶立古皇前。 > The immortal riding the green ox has departed, no idle tale; / Constantly functioning from the void, he falls into the extreme of nihilism. / Such a life has surely been full of misfortune: / Late into the night, he still stands before the ancient emperor. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.5.25) - [Next: 5.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.5.27) - [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.5.26) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.5.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.5.26) · Pramāṇa