[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) › 9.59 # 虛堂和尚語錄 9.59 虛堂和尚語錄 9.59 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [9.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.9.59) 次日上堂：「一氣潛回，百昌萠動，君子道長兮，露柱咨參，小人道消兮，燈籠作舞，義出豐年，道復太古，國師歡喜問如何，冬至寒食一百五。」 > Ascending the hall the next day: "The single primal qi stealthily returns, and the myriad beings stir with life. As the Way of the gentleman waxes, the bare pillars consult and inquire; as the way of the petty person wanes, the lanterns dance. Righteousness emerges in an abundant year; the Way returns to remote antiquity. When the National Teacher joyfully asked how it was, \[the answer was\]: 'From the winter solstice to the Cold Food Festival is one hundred and five days.'" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 9.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.9.58) - [Next: 9.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.9.60) - [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.9.59) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.9.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.9.59) · Pramāṇa