[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) › 7.23 # 虛堂和尚語錄 7.23 虛堂和尚語錄 7.23 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [7.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.7.23) 南嶽諸峯七十二，惟有祝融峯最高，九千七百三十丈， 下視寰海如秋豪。岷峨華頂遠俯伏， 九華五老來相朝，上封老僧日無事，興來以手摩雲霄。 > Of the seventy-two peaks of the Southern Marchmount, / Zhurong Peak alone stands the highest: / Nine thousand seven hundred and thirty zhang tall, / Looking down upon the world's oceans like autumn down. / Min, Emei, and Huading bow down in the distance; / Jiuhua and Wulao come to pay morning audience. / The old monk of Shangfeng has nothing to do all day; / When inspiration strikes, he strokes the cloudy skies with his hand. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 7.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.7.22) - [Next: 7.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.7.24) - [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.7.23) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.7.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.7.23) · Pramāṇa