[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) › 2.60 # 虛堂和尚語錄 2.60 English (machine translation) 2.60 - **Language:** English ### [2.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000~en-mt.2.60) Ascending the hall: "In all quarters they chant incantations morning and evening, wanting to drag you into being master of the broth and rice. Here with me, an itchy mangy dog does not wish to be born in heaven. If you find a path where no one walks, vast and open, completely free at the turning point, then you are my fellow traveler." - [Previous: 2.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000~en-mt.2.59) - [Next: 2.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000~en-mt.2.61) - [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.2000.2.60) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000~en-mt.2.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000~en-mt.2.60) · Pramāṇa