虛堂和尚語錄 6.32

6.32

[He] brought up: "When Zhaozhou was at Nanquan's place, on the well pavilion he saw Nanquan walking past, so he hung down one foot and said, 'Save me, save me!' Nanquan struck the ladder, saying, 'One, two, three, four, five.' Zhaozhou donned his dignified deportment, went up to the abbot's quarters, and said, 'Just now I thank the Upādhyāya for saving me.'"