明覺禪師語錄 2.182

2.182

Ascending the hall, a monk asked: "How is it when snow covers the reed blossoms?" The Master said: "Spotted." The monk said: "If so, then it is an auspicious sign and omen." The Master said: "A double public case; I make another verse for it: / Snow covers the reed blossoms as the day draws toward evening; / The person of the Xie family is not in the fishing boat. / The white ox is let go with nowhere to seek it; / In vain the mountain boy is presented with an iron whip."