汾陽無德禪師語錄 1.65

1.65

At an informal gathering, [the Master] cited: "Deshan instructed the assembly, saying, 'Tonight I will not answer questions; whoever asks a question will receive thirty blows of the staff.' At that time, a monk came forward and bowed. Deshan immediately struck him. The monk said, 'I have not yet asked a question; why do you strike me?' Deshan said, 'What kind of person are you?' The monk said, 'A person from Silla.' Deshan said, 'Before you even stepped onto the gunwale of the boat, you deserved thirty blows.'" At that time, a monk came forward and said, "Inheriting the ancient saying, 'Before you even stepped onto the gunwale of the boat, you deserved thirty blows,' the student comes forward to request the Master's staff." The Master threw down his staff and returned directly to the abbot's quarters.