虛堂和尚語錄 3.8

3.8

指佛殿：「老子傍若無人，到處稱尊，今日自知理虧，還我一坐具地。」展具云：「大眾退後。」

Pointing to the Buddha hall: "The old fellow acted as if no one were around, claiming supremacy everywhere. Today, knowing his own logic falls short, return to me ground for a sitting mat!" Spreading his sitting cloth, he said: "Assembly, step back!"