大慧普覺禪師宗門武庫 1.41

1.41

Chan Master Baoning Yong's two chief disciples, Chuqing and Chuning, studied together under Chan Master Baiyun Duan. Ning remained in the attendants' quarters the longest. Duan suffered from a chest ailment, and Ning regularly roasted radishes to have them ready for unpredicted needs. Duan wrote a verse on the story of Mahāsattva Fu preaching the scriptures: "When did the Mahāsattva ever know how to preach the scriptures? / Master Zhi's expedient means just helped him along. / With one strike on the table, neither grasped anything; / Directly causing the King of Liang to glare with angry eyes." He brought this up to Ning, saying, "What is this glaring with anger? This single line is me speaking grandmother Chan for Ning." Ning took this to be a direct instruction he personally heard, and therefore appended it beneath the verse. Later he resided at Mount Tianzhu in Shuzhou, while Qing resided at Taiping in Longshu. Qing possessed great dynamic eloquence; Master Wuzu Yan held him in awe and respect. Qing said to Ning, "My brother's Chan was exchanged for roasting radishes for the old master!"