[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) › 9.77 # 虛堂和尚語錄 9.77 虛堂和尚語錄 9.77 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [9.77](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.9.77) 解夏小參，僧問：「初秋夏末，布袋頭開，時節因緣，請師開示。」師云：「若不得流水，還應過別山。」僧云：「學人到此，何似不問好。」師云：「叮嚀損君德。」僧云：「馬大師因僧問：『離四句絕百非，請師直指西來意。』此意如何？」師云：「𢬵身入虎穴。」僧云：「馬師云：『我今日勞倦，不能為汝說，問取智藏。』又作麼生？」師云：「貪程太速，不覺落草。」僧云：「僧問藏，藏云：『我今日頭疼，不能為汝說，問取海兄。』此意如何？」師云：「神號鬼哭，禍及私門。」僧云：「僧問海，海云：『我到者裏，却不會。』又作麼生？」師云：「貶向無生國裏。」僧云：「馬大師父子各有病痛，還有人醫得否？」師云：「先醫得爾，方醫得他。」僧云：「學人無病，何必求醫？」師云：「通身是癩，不肯承當。」僧禮拜云：「謝師答話。」師云：「知過必改。」 > At the informal gathering for concluding the summer retreat, a monk asked, "In early autumn and at the end of summer, the cloth bag opens. Concerning the conditions of the season, please, Master, provide instruction." > The Master said, "If not encountering flowing water, one must still cross another mountain." > The monk said, "Having arrived here, how could a student do better than not asking?" > The Master said, "Urgent admonishment harms your virtue." > The monk said, "Because a monk asked Great Master Ma, 'Free from the four propositions and cutting off the hundred negations, please, Master, point directly to the meaning of the Western Come-from-the-West,' what was his intention?" > The Master said, "Risking one's life to enter the tiger's den." > The monk said, "Master Ma said, 'I am exhausted today and cannot explain it for you; go ask Zhizang.' How about that?" > The Master said, "Coveting the journey too hastily, without realizing it one fell into the weeds." > The monk said, "The monk asked Zang, and Zang said, 'I have a headache today and cannot explain it for you; go ask Brother Hai.' What was his intention?" > The Master said, "Spirits wail and ghosts weep; disaster reaches one's own gate." > The monk said, "The monk asked Hai, and Hai said, 'When I reach this point, I don't understand either.' How about that?" > The Master said, "Exiled to the land of no-birth." > The monk said, "Great Master Ma, father and sons, each have their sickness; is there anyone who can cure them?" > The Master said, "Only when you are cured first can they be cured." > The monk said, "A student has no sickness; why seek a cure?" > The Master said, "Ulcerous sores over your entire body, yet unwilling to admit it." > The monk bowed and said, "Thank you, Master, for answering the question." > The Master said, "Knowing your error, you must correct it." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 9.76](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.9.76) - [Next: 9.78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.9.78) - [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.9.77) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.9.77](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.9.77) · Pramāṇa