宏智禪師廣錄 2.18

2.18

Case: Yaoshan had not ascended the seat for a long time. The monastery director reported, "The great assembly has long yearned for instruction. We request the Venerable Master to preach the Dharma for the assembly." Yaoshan ordered the bell to be struck. Only when the assembly had gathered did Yaoshan ascend the seat. After a good while, he stepped down from the seat and returned to the abbot's quarters. The director followed behind him and asked, "Just now the Venerable Master consented to preach the Dharma for the assembly. Why did you not bestow a single word?" Yaoshan said, "For sūtras there are sūtra masters; for treatises there are treatise masters. How can you blame this old monk?" The verse says: