[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) › 5.39 # 虛堂和尚語錄 5.39 虛堂和尚語錄 5.39 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [5.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.5.39) 楊大年參廣慧璉和尚發明，有頌：八角磨盤空裏走，金毛獅子變作狗，擬欲將身北斗藏，直須合掌南辰後。 > Yang Danian attained illumination under Venerable Guanghui Lian and made this verse: "An eight-cornered millstone flies through empty space; / The golden-haired lion turns into a dog. / If you intend to hide your body in the Northern Dipper, / You must press your palms together behind the Southern Dipper." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.5.38) - [Next: 5.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.5.40) - [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.5.39) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.5.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.5.39) · Pramāṇa