[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) › 5.82 # 虛堂和尚語錄 5.82 虛堂和尚語錄 5.82 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [5.82](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.5.82) 石頭路嶮人難到，到者方知滑似苔，兩度三回雖躂倒， 滿身泥水又歸來。 > The road at Shitou is steep and difficult for people to reach; / Only those who arrive know it is as slippery as moss. / Though slipping and falling two or three times, / Covered all over in mud and water, he returns once more. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.81](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.5.81) - [Next: 5.83](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.5.83) - [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.5.82) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.5.82](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.5.82) · Pramāṇa