宏智禪師廣錄 3.8

3.8

He cited: Fadeng inaugurated his hall and said to the assembly, "This mountain monk originally wished to crouch and dwell in a rock cave. But because the old man of Qingliang has an unsettled public case, I have come forth today to analyze it for him." A monk asked, "What is the unsettled public case?" Fadeng struck him at once, saying, "When the ancestors do not settle it, disaster extends to the descendants." The monk said, "Where does the fault lie?" Fadeng said, "The fault lies in me, bringing disaster upon you." The Master said, "If this monk were a real fellow, stepping forward he would have overturned the meditation seat. Not only would he himself have an exit path, but he would also avoid seeing the ancestors fail to settle it and bring disaster upon the descendants."