[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) › 7.81 # 虛堂和尚語錄 7.81 虛堂和尚語錄 7.81 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [7.81](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.7.81) 蛟龍窟宅初無底，神禹難窮淺與深，好把凝流消息子， 沛然為雨活叢林。 > The kraken's dwelling is fundamentally bottomless; / Even divine Yu could hardly fathom its shallows and depths. / Take well the news of the congealed current / And let it pour as rain to bring life to the monasteries. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 7.80](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.7.80) - [Next: 7.82](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.7.82) - [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.7.81) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.7.81](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.7.81) · Pramāṇa