[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) › 3.8 # 虛堂和尚語錄 3.8 English (machine translation) 3.8 - **Language:** English ### [3.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000~en-mt.3.8) Pointing to the Buddha hall: "The old fellow acted as if no one were around, claiming supremacy everywhere. Today, knowing his own logic falls short, return to me ground for a sitting mat!" Spreading his sitting cloth, he said: "Assembly, step back!" - [Previous: 3.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000~en-mt.3.7) - [Next: 3.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000~en-mt.3.9) - [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.2000.3.8) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000~en-mt.3.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2000~en-mt.3.8) · Pramāṇa