[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) › 9.52 # 虛堂和尚語錄 9.52 虛堂和尚語錄 9.52 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [9.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.9.52) 開爐上堂，舉：「趙州火爐頭無賓主話，多年無人提掇。徑山火爐頭無賓主話，又作麼生？每日只管理論，範粥鍋、築浴室，鞔法鼓、造江船，且與麼過，何暇舉火爐頭話？來春又要，架僧堂、移行堂，立行者名次，與麼時節方可閉門作活？」 > Ascending the hall for opening the stove, he cited: "Zhaozhou's talk on 'at the stove there is no host and guest' has for many years had no one to bring it up. What about Jingshan's talk on 'at the stove there is no host and guest'? Every day we only manage disputes: casting the porridge cauldron, building the bathhouse, stretching hides over the Dharma drum, constructing river boats—just passing the time like this, when would there be leisure to bring up the talk at the stove? Next spring we also must erect a monks' hall, relocate the attendants' hall, and establish the rankings of postulants. In such a season, how could one shut the gates and do one's work?" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 9.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.9.51) - [Next: 9.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.9.53) - [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.9.52) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.9.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.9.52) · Pramāṇa