[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) › 3.44 # 虛堂和尚語錄 3.44 English (machine translation) 3.44 - **Language:** English ### [3.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000~en-mt.3.44) Ascending the hall, giving thanks for the summer feast of wielding the whisk: "'If with a single utterance one calls "Homage to the Buddha," / All have already attained the Buddha Path.' If spoken of reaching the water's edge of the golden wheel or the peak of the Kunlun Mountains, where does the merit return?" Striking with his whisk: "Hūṃ, hūṃ! Whatever pastries or dumplings you have, bring them down quickly!" - [Previous: 3.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000~en-mt.3.43) - [Next: 3.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000~en-mt.3.45) - [Up: 3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000~en-mt.3) ## Linked texts (1) - [虛堂和尚語錄](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000.3.44) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000~en-mt.3.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000~en-mt.3.44) · Pramāṇa