明覺禪師語錄 2.91

2.91

He cited: "Baoshou asked Hu the tinker: 'Could you be Hu the tinker?' He said: 'I dare not [presume].' Baoshou said: 'Can you mend empty space with a rivet?' He said: 'Please smash it, upādhyāya, and bring it here.' Baoshou struck him. Hu said: 'Do not strike me by mistake.' Baoshou said: 'Later, when you meet a talkative monk, he will point it out for you.' Later, arriving at Zhaozhou, he brought up the preceding conversation and asked: 'I do not know where my fault was.' Zhaozhou said: 'Just this single seam, yet you still can do nothing with it.' Hu the tinker had an awakening at this." The Master said: "Xuedou wants to hit these three fellows: first, Zhaozhou, who ought not to have blinded Hu the tinker's eyes; second, Baoshou, who could not shut Zhaozhou's mouth; third, Hu the tinker, who let Baoshou off." The Master suddenly picked up his staff and said: "There is yet another one! The great assembly runs away all at once!" The Master struck the corded seat once and then got up and left.