[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) › 8.7 # 虛堂和尚語錄 8.7 虛堂和尚語錄 8.7 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [8.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.8.7) 上堂：「猫有歃血之功，虎有起屍之德，爾衲子得恁麼沒碑記？南山起雲、北山下雨則且置，為什麼桃花能紅、李花能白？」 > Ascending the hall: "A cat has the merit of drinking blood; a tiger has the virtue of raising corpses. How is it that you patch-robed monks have no monument or inscription? Clouds rising from the South Mountain and rain falling on the North Mountain can be set aside for now; why is it that peach blossoms can be red and plum blossoms can be white?" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 8.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.8.6) - [Next: 8.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.8.8) - [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.8.7) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.8.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.8.7) · Pramāṇa