[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) › 2.70 # 虛堂和尚語錄 2.70 English (machine translation) 2.70 - **Language:** English ### [2.70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000~en-mt.2.70) Ascending the hall on the Double Ninth, a monk asked: "Principle does not follow changes in phenomena; phenomena do not shift with principle. On the day of nine-nine, why beat the drum and ascend the hall?" The master said: "Principle and phenomena cannot restrain him." The monk said: "What kind of person is he?" The master said: "Head light, tail heavy, feet trailing in the sand." The monk said: "You have pointed it out wrong to someone!" The master said: "This mountain monk is advanced in years." The monk said: "Fenyang said: 'On the ninth day of the Double Ninth, the chrysanthemums are fresh.' What is the meaning of this?" The master said: "I have no rhinoceros horn to part the waters, so naturally I am unstained by dust." The monk said: "Today Fenyang loses his integrity." The master said: "Where do you see Fenyang?" The monk then shouted. The master said: "Shooting with a corded arrow, do not shoot birds at roost." - [Previous: 2.69](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000~en-mt.2.69) - [Next: 2.71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000~en-mt.2.71) - [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.2000.2.70) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000~en-mt.2.70](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000~en-mt.2.70) · Pramāṇa