[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) › 7.61 # 虛堂和尚語錄 7.61 虛堂和尚語錄 7.61 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [7.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.7.61) 海鳳飛來不敢棲，舊條新刺利如錐，茫茫出得出不得， 只許𢬵身到者知。 > The ocean phoenix flies here but dares not roost; / Old boughs and new thorns are sharp as awls. / In the vast wilderness, whether able to get out or unable to get out, / It is only known to one who risks his life to arrive here. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 7.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.7.60) - [Next: 7.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.7.62) - [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.7.61) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.7.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.7.61) · Pramāṇa