撫州曹山元證禪師語錄 1.65

1.65

A monk cited: "One day when Xiyuan was heating his bath himself, a monk asked, 'Why not have a novice do it?' Xiyuan clapped his hands three times." He asked the Master about it. The Master said, "Though both are clapping hands, Xiyuan's was particularly extraordinary; as for Juzhi's one-finger Chan, it is because his taking it on was not precise." The monk then asked the Master, "Isn't Xiyuan's clapping of hands a matter on the side of boys and maidservants?"
The Master said, "It is."
[The monk] said, "Is there still a higher matter or not?"
The Master said, "There is."
[The monk] said, "What is the higher matter?"
The Master shouted at him, "This boy and maidservant!"