[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) › [緇門警訓](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2023) › 9.38 # 緇門警訓 9.38 緇門警訓 9.38 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [9.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2023.9.38) 相逢話道莫虛頭。大語高聲咲上流。 言下若能窮本末。肯將無義結朋儔。 > When meeting to discuss the Way, do not be hollow and deceptive; > Speaking grandly in a loud voice makes the noble laugh. > If right beneath the words you can exhaust the root and branch, > How could you ever join with friends of empty folly? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 9.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2023.9.37) - [Next: 9.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2023.9.39) - [Up: 9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2023.9) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2023~en-mt.9.38) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2023.9.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2023.9.38) · Pramāṇa