[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) › 7.152 # 虛堂和尚語錄 7.152 虛堂和尚語錄 7.152 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [7.152](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.7.152) 祖擔終難荷，嵓棲儘可攀，愛閑嫌日短，遇興不知還。 谷嘯風搏虎，窓明月啟關，餘生無異念，贏得放疎頑。 > The patriarchs' burden is ultimately hard to shoulder; > Perching on the cliff is entirely reachable. > Loving leisure, I begrudge the short days; > Meeting inspiration, I do not know how to return. > The valley roars as wind battles the tiger; > The window brightens as the moon opens the barrier. > For the rest of my life there are no other thoughts; > What I have gained is to be left slack and clumsy. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 7.151](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.7.151) - [Next: 7.153](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.7.153) - [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.7.152) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.7.152](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.7.152) · Pramāṇa