[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) › 2.84 # 虛堂和尚語錄 2.84 English (machine translation) 2.84 - **Language:** English ### [2.84](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000~en-mt.2.84) Ascending the hall, a monk asked: "'The sky is about to snow but has not yet snowed; the plum blossoms are about to bloom but have not yet bloomed. Such a fine intention of the one who came from the West, yet no one joins him in renouncing the household.'" The master said: "Plugging one's ears to steal a bell." The monk said: "The upādhyāya mostly helps the student accomplish it." The master said: "What did this old monk say to you?" The monk said: "Missed right before our faces." The master said: "There is no old monk on the seat, nor is there an ācārya before our eyes." The monk said: "Do not fold your hands behind Jiashan's back." The master said: "This old monk was knocked down by you." - [Previous: 2.83](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000~en-mt.2.83) - [Next: 2.85](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000~en-mt.2.85) - [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.2000.2.84) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000~en-mt.2.84](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000~en-mt.2.84) · Pramāṇa