明覺禪師語錄 4.136

4.136

When Xuefeng was at Guoqing, he picked up a bowl and asked a lecture master, "If you can speak, I will give you the bowl." The lecture master said, "This is a matter on the side of the transformation Buddha." Alternatively: "I only fear it would demean the upādhyāya." Xuefeng said at the time, "You serve as a lecture master, yet you cannot even be a slave." The lecture master said, "I do not understand." Xuefeng said, "You ask me, and I will tell you." Just as the lecture master bowed, Xuefeng kicked him over. Later, the lecture master related this to Yunmen, saying, "It took me seven years to see it." Yunmen said, "It took you seven years to see it?" He said, "Yes." Alternatively: "The petty bandits are defeated!"