圓悟佛果禪師語錄 18.35

18.35

He cited: "Daowu went to a family to offer condolences. Jianyuan patted the coffin and asked, 'Alive or dead?' Daowu said, 'I will not say alive, and I will not say dead.' Jianyuan said, 'Why will you not say?' Daowu said, 'I will not say! I will not say!' Later, when he brought this up again with Shishuang, he first understood where it landed. One day, carrying a spade in the Dharma hall, he crossed from east to west and from west to east. Shishuang said, 'What are you doing?' Jianyuan said, 'Searching for the late master's sacred bones.' Shishuang said, 'Vast billows spreading wide, white waves surging to the heavens—what sacred bones are you searching for?' Jianyuan said, 'Just the right time to exert effort.' Taiyuan Fu said, 'The late master's sacred bones are still here.'"