虛堂和尚語錄 2.83

2.83

乃云：「深山大澤，象龍之所，雷霆變化，在乎一時之間，草木自然光潤。檮林之下，莫有此瑞麼？」卓拄杖：「疑殺闍梨。」

He then said: "In deep mountains and great marshes, the dwelling places of elephants and dragons, changes of thunder and lightning occur in a single instant, and the grasses and trees naturally become lustrous. Beneath the forest of Taowu, is there such an auspicious omen?" Striking his staff: "It perplexes the ācārya to death."