大慧普覺禪師宗門武庫 1.83

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Chan Master Baoning Yong was a native of Siming. When he first changed his robes, he relied upon Chan Master Xuedou Xian to inquire about the Way. Xuedou scolded him as an awkward lecture-master; Yong did not mind. As soon as his term in the hall was complete, he packed his bedding, bowed toward Mount Xuedou, and made a vow, saying, “In this lifetime traveling on foot and investigating Chan, if the value of my Way does not surpass Xuedou's, I will definitely not return to my home village.” Yong reached Yungai in Changsha, where he visited Master Yangqi Hui, becoming a brother-disciple to Master Baiyun Duan; later he assumed an abbacy and resided at Baoning. Yong's Way was proclaimed throughout the monastic groves, just as he had said. Truly, how can a person's determination not be established!