[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) › 9.9 # 虛堂和尚語錄 9.9 虛堂和尚語錄 9.9 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [9.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.9.9) 次日上堂：「鵝護雪、臘人氷，諸方恐有之。我者裏毀於佛，謗於法，不入眾數，尚且救不得一半，何況九十日內，如守古塚鬼，作麼生得證入去？」擊拂子：「修心煉行，三世佛冤。」 > The next day he ascended the hall: "Geese protecting snow, the La month freezing into ice—perhaps other quarters have this. Here, we slander the Buddha and revile the Dharma, not entering into the tally of the assembly; yet even half cannot be saved. How much less, during the ninety days, like ghosts guarding an ancient tomb—how could they attain realization and entry?" Striking with his whisk, \[he said\]: "Cultivating the mind and refining practice is an injustice to the Buddhas of the three periods." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 9.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.9.8) - [Next: 9.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.9.10) - [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.9.9) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.9.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.9.9) · Pramāṇa