[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) › 9.132 # 虛堂和尚語錄 9.132 虛堂和尚語錄 9.132 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [9.132](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.9.132) 朝廷明禋大禮祈晴，上堂，問答不錄，師云：「天地之大，以孝為本；聖人立教，以禮為先。以孝為本，則感天地動鬼神；以禮為先，則享上帝敬祖宗，以致斡旋造化，密運樞機，月滿長空，雲收嶽面。此猶是轉句，作麼生是奇特一句？」卓主丈：「明禋大禮，杲日麗天。」 > Ascending the hall for the great rite of the Mingyin imperial sacrifice praying for clear skies, the questions and answers were not recorded. The Master said: "The vastness of heaven and earth takes filial piety as its root; the sage's establishment of teaching takes ritual as foremost. Taking filial piety as its root, it moves heaven and earth and stirs ghosts and spirits; taking ritual as foremost, it brings offerings to the High Lord and reveres ancestors, thereby turning the workings of creation and secretly operating the cosmic pivot, so that the moon fills the vast sky and clouds retreat from the mountain faces. This is still a transitional phrase; what is the extraordinary phrase?" He struck the staff: "The great rite of the Mingyin sacrifice, the bright sun hangs beauteous in the sky." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 9.131](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.9.131) - [Next: 9.133](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.9.133) - [Up: 9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.9) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000~en-mt.9.132) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.9.132](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.9.132) · Pramāṇa