瑞州洞山良价禪師語錄 1.20

1.20

師初行脚時，路逢一婆擔水。師索水飲，婆云：「水不妨飲。婆有一問須先問過。且道：水具幾塵？」師云：「不具諸塵。」婆云：「去，休污我水擔。」

When the Master was first traveling on foot, he encountered an old woman carrying water along the road. The Master asked for water to drink. The old woman said, "There is no hindrance to drinking the water, but this old woman has a question that must be asked first. Tell me: with how many dusts is water endowed?" The Master said, "It is not endowed with any dusts." The old woman said, "Go away, do not defile my water-carrying pole!"