[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) › [如淨和尚語錄](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2002a) › 2.81 # 如淨和尚語錄 2.81 如淨和尚語錄 2.81 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [2.81](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2002a.2.81) 大病現前。乾坤一默。老而不死。是謂之賊。賊賊春風啼鳥花狼藉。 > A great sickness manifests before him; > Heaven and earth in a single silence. > Old and not dying— > This is called a thief! > Thief! Thief! > In the spring breeze, birds cry and flowers lie strewn about. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.80](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2002a.2.80) - [Next: 2.82](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2002a.2.82) - [Up: 2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2002a.2) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2002a~en-mt.2.81) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2002a.2.81](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2002a.2.81) · Pramāṇa