[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) › 9.88 # 虛堂和尚語錄 9.88 虛堂和尚語錄 9.88 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [9.88](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.9.88) 開爐移眾僧單鉢歸千僧閣，上堂：「建大廈，非鉅材難以任重責；安廣眾，非海量難以納眾流。從頭改作，赤手變通，大覺寮不許重鑰案櫝，千僧閣，只排三百餘單，但得爐中之火有種，自然暖氣相洽。既是千僧閣，因甚只安三百單？」卓主丈。 > Opening the stove and moving the monks' places and bowls to return to the Thousand-Monk Pavilion, ascending the hall: "To build a great mansion, without massive timber it is difficult to shoulder the heavy task; to settle a vast assembly, without an ocean's capacity it is difficult to receive the many streams. Renovating from the beginning, adapting empty-handed. The Dajue Quarters do not allow multiple locks on desks and cases; the Thousand-Monk Pavilion only arranges some three hundred places. If only the fire in the stove has its spark, natural warmth will blend together. Since it is the Thousand-Monk Pavilion, why only settle three hundred places?" He struck with his staff. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 9.87](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.9.87) - [Next: 9.89](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.9.89) - [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.9.88) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.9.88](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.9.88) · Pramāṇa