[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) › 7.138 # 虛堂和尚語錄 7.138 虛堂和尚語錄 7.138 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [7.138](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.7.138) 居常多不器，情謂盡方知，有眼挂空壁，無心合祖師。 衲穿隨手補，客至下階遲，或問虛堂叟，慇懃說向伊。 > In daily life, I am mostly useless as an implement; > Only when feelings and views are exhausted is it known. > Having eyes, they hang on the empty wall; > Having no mind, it tallies with the ancestral masters. > When the patch-robe is torn, my hand mends it as it goes; > When a guest arrives, I am slow to descend the steps. > If someone asks about the old man of Xutang, > Tell him earnestly with full care. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 7.137](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.7.137) - [Next: 7.139](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.7.139) - [Up: 7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.7) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000~en-mt.7.138) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.7.138](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.7.138) · Pramāṇa