[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) › [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000~en-mt) › 2.18 # 虛堂和尚語錄 2.18 English (machine translation) 2.18 - **Language:** English ### [2.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000~en-mt.2.18) Ascending the hall to thank the head seat for taking up the whisk: "Appointing a general on the altar is to seek a hero who can revive the state; handing over the whisk to someone is to see a person of withered mind. Beneath Cloud-Yellow Peak, where elephants and dragons return, Xutang has worn through first where it is thinnest, leading people to take a turtle for a softshell." - [Previous: 2.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000~en-mt.2.17) - [Next: 2.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000~en-mt.2.19) - [Up: 2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000~en-mt.2) ## Linked texts (1) - [虛堂和尚語錄](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.2.18) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000~en-mt.2.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000~en-mt.2.18) · Pramāṇa