[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) › 6.187 # 虛堂和尚語錄 6.187 虛堂和尚語錄 6.187 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [6.187](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.6.187) 舉：「廓侍者因華嚴上堂：『今日賜卿無畏，若是臨際、德山、高亭、大愚、鳥窠、舡子兒孫，不用如何若何，便請單刀直入，華嚴與汝證據。』廓便出作禮起便喝，嚴亦喝，廓又喝，嚴又喝，廓禮拜起云：『大眾看，者漢一場敗闕。』又喝一喝，拍手歸眾，華嚴歸方丈。時風穴充維那，上問訊，嚴云：『浙客尀耐，者守廓，今日把老僧搊絕，如今集眾，打一頓趁出。』穴云：『趁他遲也，況和尚言太過，道單刀直入，他是臨際兒孫，本分與麼。』嚴方息怒。穴下來，與廓說是事。廓云：『爾著甚來由，勸者老漢。我未問前，早要棒喫，得我話行。如今不打我搨却我，者話不行。』穴云：『此話已行也。』」 > He cited: "Because Attendant Kuo \[was present\], Huayan ascended the hall \[and said\]: 'Today I grant you fearlessness. If you are descendants of Linji, Deshan, Gaoting, Dayu, Niaoke, or Chuanzi, do not use "how" or "what"; just go straight in with a single blade, and Huayan will bear witness for you.' Kuo then stepped forward, made a bow, rose, and gave a shout. Huayan also shouted. Kuo shouted again, and Huayan shouted again. Kuo bowed, stood up, and said: 'Great assembly, look! This fellow suffered a total defeat!' He gave another shout, clapped his hands, and returned to the assembly. Huayan returned to the abbot's quarters. At that time Fengxue was serving as karmadāna. He went up to inquire after \[Huayan\], and Huayan said: 'That guest from Zhejiang is unbearable! That Shoukuo completely confounded this old monk today. Assemble the community at once, give him a beating, and drive him out!' Fengxue said: 'It is too late to drive him out. Moreover, your words went too far: you said, "Go straight in with a single blade." He is a descendant of Linji, and this is his fundamental nature.' Only then did Huayan's anger subside. Fengxue came down and told Kuo about this. Kuo said: 'What reason did you have to persuade that old fellow? Before I asked, I already wanted to take a beating to make my words circulate. Now, without beating me or knocking me down, these words will not circulate.' Fengxue said: 'These words have already circulated.'" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 6.186](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.6.186) - [Next: 6.188](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.6.188) - [Up: 6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.6) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000~en-mt.6.187) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.6.187](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.6.187) · Pramāṇa