大慧普覺禪師宗門武庫 1.80

1.80

Lin of Jiashan and Lin of Shishuang had long relied upon Chan Master Cai of Furi. After finishing their studies, they traveled together up the Yangzi River to Huanglong, where they attended Master Nan's ascending the hall and informal gatherings. Lin did not comprehend his purport, and so sought to enter the room. Lin [of Jiashan] became angry with him, gave him a beating, and left. Later, Lin [of Shishuang] experienced a great awakening, and his sharp wits stood out preeminently. Whenever he expounded the Dharma, he was quite similar to Zhenjing, yet he was not acquainted with Zhenjing. While residing at Shishuang, in a verse seeing off a monk, he saw the final line of Zhenjing's verse, which ran: “The restless Chan students from the four seas—if they do not reach Xinfeng, they are foolish indeed.”