[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) › 2.97 # 虛堂和尚語錄 2.97 English (machine translation) 2.97 - **Language:** English ### [2.97](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000~en-mt.2.97) When Upādhyāya Xibai arrived, ascending the hall, a monk asked: "'If one does not speak of it for three days, white mold grows around the mouth.' The student has been away for more than forty days; what about that?" The master said: "Wait until green grass grows around your mouth, and then I will tell you." The monk said: "Lower your voice, lower your voice; the walls have ears." The master said: "Everyone must know as well." The monk said: "Does a person around whose mouth green grass grows still have an expedient means or not?" The master said: "He has great expedient means." The monk said: "Where is his expedient means?" The master said: "Let oxen gore and horses trample as they will." The monk said: "The student does not understand." The master then said: "Fengxue was in several ruined rooms, living alone for seven years, and later became the true lineage of Linji. The person of the Way, Xibai, is just such a person. In deep clouds and ancient trees, both eyes are cold and clear; great sound has rare notes—how could it be like ordinary tunes?" - [Previous: 2.96](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000~en-mt.2.96) - [Next: 2.98](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000~en-mt.2.98) - [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.2000.2.97) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000~en-mt.2.97](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000~en-mt.2.97) · Pramāṇa