虛堂和尚語錄 6.26

6.26

舉：「南泉示眾：『王老師賣身去也，還有人買麼？』時有僧出云：『某甲買泉。』云：『不作貴，不作賤，作麼生買？』僧無對。」

[He] brought up: "Nanquan instructed the assembly: 'Old Teacher Wang is going to sell his body; is there anyone who will buy it?' At the time, a monk came forward and said, 'I will buy it.' [Nanquan] said, 'Neither setting a high price nor a low price, how will you buy it?' The monk had no reply."