圓悟佛果禪師語錄 19.87

19.87

[Case] brought up: On the road to Mount Tai there was an old woman. A monk asked: "Which way does the road to Mount Tai go?" The old woman said: "Go straight ahead." As soon as the monk walked on, the old woman said: "A fine master of that sort, going off just like that." All monks who asked before and after received the same. Later, a monk recounted this to Zhaozhou. Zhaozhou said: "Wait until I see through this old woman for you." He then went and asked: "Which way does the road to Mount Tai go?" The old woman said: "Go straight ahead." As soon as Zhaozhou walked on, the old woman said: "A fine master of that sort, going off like that again." Zhaozhou returned and recounted this to the great assembly, saying: "I have seen through that old woman for you." An elder master brought this up, saying: "At what place was the seeing through?"