[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) › 5.78 # 虛堂和尚語錄 5.78 虛堂和尚語錄 5.78 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [5.78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.5.78) 賓主有無俱遣外，行藏須要出常情，無棲泊處開門戶， 月到中宵不敢明。 > Whether guest and host exist or not, both are cast outside; / One's conduct and retirement must transcend ordinary conventions. / Where there is no place to roost, doors and windows are opened; / When the moon reaches midnight, it dares not shine brightly. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.77](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.5.77) - [Next: 5.79](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.5.79) - [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.5.78) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.5.78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.5.78) · Pramāṇa