[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) › 8.49 # 虛堂和尚語錄 8.49 虛堂和尚語錄 8.49 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [8.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.8.49) 上堂：「朝朝相似，日日一般，見成受用，千難萬難，因思臨濟掌黃檗，何似華亭把釣竿。」 > Ascending the hall: "Morning after morning is similar, day after day the same. Enjoying it ready-made is difficult among difficulties. For this reason I reflect: Linji slapping Huangbo—how does it compare to Huating holding the fishing pole?" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 8.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.8.48) - [Next: 8.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.8.50) - [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.8.49) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.8.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.8.49) · Pramāṇa