[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) › 2.72 # 虛堂和尚語錄 2.72 English (machine translation) 2.72 - **Language:** English ### [2.72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000~en-mt.2.72) Ascending the hall to open the hearth and thank the head seat, a monk asked: "Zhaozhou said: 'I call it fire, but you must not call it fire.' What is the meaning of this?" The master said: "Grappling hooks and hawser cords." The monk said: "Today I have met Zhaozhou." The master said: "Do you understand his 'gourd propping up the eastern wall'?" The monk said: "It is also common home-style tea and rice." The master said: "The lad of Huxiang." - [Previous: 2.71](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000~en-mt.2.71) - [Next: 2.73](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000~en-mt.2.73) - [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.2000.2.72) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000~en-mt.2.72](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000~en-mt.2.72) · Pramāṇa