虛堂和尚語錄 9.104

9.104

He brought up further: "Below the mountain of Upādhyāya Guishan, there was a hermitage master. Yangshan went to test him, saying: 'The upādhyāya in the mountain says that many people only attain the great function and do not attain the great functioning. What do you say, Hermitage Master?' The hermitage master said: 'Bring it up again and let me see.' Yangshan brought it up again, and was given a kick in the chest by the hermitage master. Yangshan returned and related this to Guishan; Guishan burst into loud laughter." Raising the case, [the master] said: "Guishan burst into loud laughter—did he laugh at Yangshan? Or did he laugh at the hermitage master? Only when you clearly understand will you know that this single kick had its landing place."