宏智禪師廣錄 2.115

2.115

Xuefeng was serving as the head cook at Deshan. One day the meal was late. Deshan carried his bowl to the Dharma hall. Xuefeng said: "This old fellow! The bell has not rung, and the drum has not sounded. Carrying your bowl, where are you going?" / Deshan then returned to the Abbot's quarters. Xuefeng recounted this to Yantou. / Yantou said: "Even great Deshan does not understand the final phrase." / Deshan heard of this and sent his attendant to summon Yantou. He asked: "Do you not approve of this old monk?" / Yantou then secretly disclosed his intention. Deshan then let it drop. / The next day, when he ascended the hall, he was indeed unlike his ordinary self. Yantou clapped his hands and laughed, saying: "Delightfully, the old fellow understands the final phrase! Hereafter, no one in the world can do anything to him." / The verse says: