[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) › 8.17 # 虛堂和尚語錄 8.17 虛堂和尚語錄 8.17 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [8.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.8.17) 上堂：「吒吒呀呀，如獅子兒，我者裏也須勘爾；㪍㪍窣窣，似探竿影草，我者裏也須疑爾。雖然菽麥不分，爭奈鹽落醬裏。」 > Ascending the hall: "Roaring and posturing like a lion cub—here I must also examine you; rustling and bustling like a sounding pole and grass shadow—here I must also doubt you. Although bean and wheat are not distinguished, what can be done about salt falling into bean paste?" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 8.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.8.16) - [Next: 8.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.8.18) - [Up: 8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.8) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000~en-mt.8.17) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.8.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.8.17) · Pramāṇa