[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) › 2.8 # 虛堂和尚語錄 2.8 English (machine translation) 2.8 - **Language:** English ### [2.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000~en-mt.2.8) Pointing to the Dharma seat: "Piling up grass and gathering stones, explaining existence and discussing emptiness; borrowing from antiquity is still too slow, so in one stroke sweep it all away. Why? There is another path." - [Previous: 2.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000~en-mt.2.7) - [Next: 2.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000~en-mt.2.9) - [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.2000.2.8) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000~en-mt.2.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000~en-mt.2.8) · Pramāṇa