虛堂和尚語錄 6.199

6.199

舉：「龍冊怤和尚因僧引一童子到云：『此兒子常愛問佛法，請和尚驗看。』冊令點茶來。喫了過盞與童，子擬接，冊却縮手云：『還道得麼？』子云：『問將來。』從容僧問：『此童子見解如何？』冊云：『只是一生兩生持戒僧。』」

He cited: "Because a monk led a boy and arrived, saying, 'This boy is always fond of asking about the Buddhadharma; please examine him, Upādhyāya,' Longce Fu ordered tea to be brought and served. Having drunk it, he passed the cup to the boy. As the boy intended to take it, Longce withdrew his hand and said, 'Can you say something yet?' The boy said, 'Ask away.' Unhurriedly, the monk asked, 'What is this boy's understanding?' Longce said, 'He is merely a precept-holding monk of one or two lifetimes.'"