[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) › 9.93 # 虛堂和尚語錄 9.93 虛堂和尚語錄 9.93 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [9.93](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.9.93) 上堂，舉：「芭蕉和尚示眾云：『爾有主丈子，我與爾主丈子，爾無主丈子，我奪爾主丈子。』真淨和尚云：『爾有主丈子，我奪爾主丈子；爾無主丈子，我與爾主丈子。』」師拈云：「請各放下者主丈子，且道，三轉語還有優劣也無？」擊拂子。 > Ascending the hall, \[the Master\] brought up: "Venerable Bajiao addressed the assembly, saying: 'If you have a staff, I give you a staff; if you have no staff, I snatch your staff away.' Venerable Zhenjing said: 'If you have a staff, I snatch your staff away; if you have no staff, I give you a staff.'" The Master took this up and said: "Please put down this staff each of you. Tell me, among the three turning words, is there any superiority or inferiority?" He struck with his whisk. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 9.92](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.9.92) - [Next: 9.94](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.9.94) - [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.9.93) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.9.93](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.9.93) · Pramāṇa