[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) › 2.64 # 虛堂和尚語錄 2.64 English (machine translation) 2.64 - **Language:** English ### [2.64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000~en-mt.2.64) Ascending the hall, a monk asked: "The world is so vast and broad; why put on the seven-strip robe upon hearing the sound of the bell?" The master said: "Where the water is shallow there are no fish; dropping the hook is in vain." The monk said: "The long period has already passed; what about the matter midway?" The master said: "All along, it cannot be gathered up." The monk said: "Chanting praises atop the bell tower and planting vegetables beneath the bedposts—what side of the matter does this clarify?" The master said: "Scraping the skin to see the bone." The monk said: "Head Monk Sheng said a fierce tiger sits blocking the road; what then?" The master said: "A beggar's mat-bag." - [Previous: 2.63](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000~en-mt.2.63) - [Next: 2.65](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000~en-mt.2.65) - [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.2000.2.64) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000~en-mt.2.64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000~en-mt.2.64) · Pramāṇa