[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) › 2.96 # 虛堂和尚語錄 2.96 English (machine translation) 2.96 - **Language:** English ### [2.96](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000~en-mt.2.96) Ascending the hall, he cited: "When Baizhang was weeding the ground during communal labor, a monk raised his hoe and suddenly heard the sound of the drum; he then tossed it down, laughed loudly, and returned. Baizhang said: 'Remarkable! This is Avalokiteśvara's gate of entering the principle.' Returning to the monastery, he called the monk and asked: 'What principle did you see just now that made you act like that?' The monk said: 'Just now my belly was hungry; hearing the drum sound, I went back to eat.' Baizhang then laughed loudly." The master said: "Baizhang was deceived to his face by this monk. If it were Erlin, who would care about your confession? Before you even admitted it, you would receive a kick straight to the chest. But tell me: between Baizhang's laughter and this monk's laughter, is there any superior or inferior?" - [Previous: 2.95](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000~en-mt.2.95) - [Next: 2.97](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000~en-mt.2.97) - [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.2000.2.96) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000~en-mt.2.96](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000~en-mt.2.96) · Pramāṇa