[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) › 8.42 # 虛堂和尚語錄 8.42 虛堂和尚語錄 8.42 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [8.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.8.42) 師乃云：「阿逸多行道之日，他方化佛悉來聚會。虛堂薄緣，道不及古，自吹自拍，隨分過時，所過從者，皆非良輔，刳文殊目，折普賢脛，碎維摩座，焚迦葉衣，如是流輩，難以親近。何也？只知克己從人，不覺唇寒齒冷。」 > The master then said: "On the day Ajita practiced the Way, transformation Buddhas of other realms all came to assemble. Xutang has meager conditions and a Way inferior to the ancients; blowing my own pipe and clapping my own beat, I pass the time according to my lot. Those with whom I associate are none of them good assistants: gouging out Mañjuśrī's eyes, breaking Samantabhadra's shins, smashing Vimalakīrti's seat, burning Kāśyapa's robe—such a crowd is hard to get close to. Why? They only know to subdue themselves and yield to others, unaware that when the lips are gone, the teeth turn cold." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 8.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.8.41) - [Next: 8.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.8.43) - [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.8.42) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.8.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.8.42) · Pramāṇa