[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) › 9.7 # 虛堂和尚語錄 9.7 虛堂和尚語錄 9.7 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [9.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.9.7) 師乃云：「靈峯勝境，神龍變化，出沒難測其由，物外高人，不憚崇岡峻領，望風而至，不為崑山採玉、赤水求珠，直教刺腦入膠盆，正好將身挨白刃。時臨夏制，意在護生，性地絕塵，無生可護。且九十日內，精修梵行，成就慧身，一句作麼生？」卓主丈：「雪後始知松柏操，事難方見丈夫心。」 > The master then said, "In the sublime realm of the Numinous Peak, divine dragons transform; where they appear and vanish, their cause is hard to fathom. Transcendent persons outside worldly things do not shrink from lofty ridges and precipitous peaks, arriving upon hearing the wind; not seeking jade on Mount Kunlun, nor looking for pearls in the Red Water, directly causing their heads to plunge into a tub of glue, right at the point where one should push one's body against a naked blade. The time approaches the summer regulation, with its intention in protecting life; the nature-ground is free from dust, with no life to be protected. And during these ninety days, cultivating pure conduct with diligence and accomplishing the body of wisdom—what is the single phrase?" He struck the staff: "'Only after the snow do we know the integrity of pines and cypresses; only when things are difficult do we see the mind of a hero.'" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 9.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.9.6) - [Next: 9.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.9.8) - [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.9.7) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.9.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.9.7) · Pramāṇa