黃龍慧南禪師語錄 1.26

1.26

Ascending the hall, he cited: "Linji asked the prior, 'Where have you come from?' The prior said, 'I have come from selling yellow rice in the prefecture.' Linji drew a line in front of him with his staff and said, 'Did you manage to sell this too?' The prior shouted, and Linji struck him. When the tenzo arrived, Linji cited the previous exchange. The tenzo said, 'The prior did not understand the Master's intention.' Linji said, 'What about you?' The tenzo bowed, and Linji struck him as well." The Master said, "A shout was struck, and a bow was struck—was there any partiality or not? If there was no partiality, Linji cannot be wielding a blind flail and a sightless staff. If it were Guizong, it would not be so: when the prior shouted, he should not have been let off; when the tenzo bowed, letting him off would not do." He also said, "Linji executed the command; Guizong let them off. Thirty years from now, someone will explain it clearly." Striking the Chan seat, he descended from the seat.