虛堂和尚語錄 3.39

English (machine translation) 3.39

Language: English

3.39

Ascending the hall, he cited: "While Yaoshan was reading a sūtra, a monk asked: 'The upādhyāya usually does not allow others to read sūtras; why do you read them yourself?' Yaoshan said: 'I only seek to cover my eyes.' The monk said: 'May I too read them?' Yaoshan said: 'If you read them, even cowhide would have to be pierced through.'" The Master said: "The master is not equal to the disciple."

Previous: 3.38
Next: 3.40
Up: 3

Linked texts (1)

虛堂和尚語錄 — Classical Chinese