虛堂和尚語錄 1.167

1.167

Ascending the hall upon hanging the new bell and thanking the supervisor of harvests: "A great vessel of a thousand jun has already mounted the tower; pearl-like grain of ten thousand hu has already entered the granary. Patch-robed monks, holding your bellies you ascend the hall, open the platforms and spread the bowls; tell me, whose grace and power do you rely upon?" Striking the staff, he said, "Unless one is a guest of Shaolin, it is difficult to speak of the snow-covered courtyard."