[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) › 7.272 # 虛堂和尚語錄 7.272 虛堂和尚語錄 7.272 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [7.272](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.7.272) 一會靈山已七年，寸心如鐵鼻遼天，無端歸去思前事， 話到柯消石也穿。 > One gathering at Gṛdhrakūṭa has already lasted seven years; / The inch-wide heart is like iron, the nostrils reaching the sky. / For no reason returning, thinking of former matters, / When words reach the axe-handle rotting away, even stone is worn through. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 7.271](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.7.271) - [Next: 7.273](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.7.273) - [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.7.272) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.7.272](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.7.272) · Pramāṇa