明覺禪師語錄 3.20

3.20

He brought up: "A monk asked Deshan, 'Where have the sages from antiquity on gone?' Shan said, 'What? What?' The monk said, 'The imperial order called for flying dragon steeds, but a lame turtle sticks its head out.' Shan then ceased. The next day, when Shan came out from bathing, that monk served tea and brought it up to Deshan. Shan patted the monk's back once; the monk said, 'This old fellow has only just caught a glimpse.'" The Master said, "Yet fine gold refined a hundred times requires a proper hammer and tongs. Since Deshan measured another by himself, this monk also suffered wrong." Drawing a line with his staff, he said, "Let the preceding public case be set aside for now: where have the sages from antiquity on gone?" The great assembly hesitated; the Master struck and drove them out all at once.