[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) › 8.88 # 虛堂和尚語錄 8.88 虛堂和尚語錄 8.88 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [8.88](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.8.88) 復舉：「資福和尚因僧問：『古人拈槌竪拂，意旨如何？』資福云：『古人與麼？』僧再問，資福喝云：『古人是什麼眼目？』」師云：「善竊者鬼神莫測其由，會則便會；不然，來夜請首座為諸人拈出。」 > He cited again: "Because a monk asked Upādhyāya Zifu, 'When the ancients took up the mallet and raised the whisk, what was the intended meaning?' Zifu said, 'Did the ancients act thus?' The monk asked again, and Zifu gave a shout, saying, 'What kind of eyes did the ancients have?'" The Master said: "When an expert steals, even ghosts and spirits cannot detect the traces. If you understand, you immediately understand; if not, tomorrow night we will ask the head seat to bring it out for you all." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 8.87](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.8.87) - [Next: 8.89](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.8.89) - [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.8.88) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.8.88](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.8.88) · Pramāṇa