[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) › 5.28 # 虛堂和尚語錄 5.28 虛堂和尚語錄 5.28 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [5.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.5.28) 一口吞盡三世佛，牙如劍樹眼如鈴，斷絃不必鸞膠續， 只要知音側耳聽。 > In one gulp he swallows the Buddhas of the three periods whole; / Teeth like a forest of swords, eyes like brass bells. / A broken string needs no phoenix glue to mend: / It only requires an attuned listener to tilt his ear and hear. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.5.27) - [Next: 5.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.5.29) - [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.5.28) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.5.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.5.28) · Pramāṇa