[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) › 6.36 # 虛堂和尚語錄 6.36 虛堂和尚語錄 6.36 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [6.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.6.36) 舉：「歸宗因李渤問：『須彌納芥子，渤即不疑，芥子納須彌，莫是妄否？』宗云：『人傳史君讀萬卷書，是否？』曰：『然。』宗云：『身如椰子大，萬卷書著向甚處？』李公俛首而已。」 > He cited: "When Li Bo asked Guizong, 'Mount Sumeru containing a mustard seed—I do not doubt this; but a mustard seed containing Mount Sumeru—is this not false?' Guizong said, 'People say that the prefect has read ten thousand volumes of books; is that true?' \[Li Bo\] said, 'Yes.' Guizong said, 'Your body is the size of a coconut; where do you put ten thousand volumes of books?' Lord Li could only bow his head." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 6.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.6.35) - [Next: 6.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.6.37) - [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.6.36) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.6.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.6.36) · Pramāṇa