人天眼目 1.67

1.67

師問僧。有時一喝如金剛王寶劍。有時一喝如踞地師子。有時一喝如探竿影草。有時一喝不作一喝用。汝作麼生會。僧擬議。師便喝。

The Master asked a monk, “Sometimes a shout is like the precious sword of the Diamond King; sometimes a shout is like a crouching lion; sometimes a shout is like a sounding pole and shadowing grass; sometimes a shout does not act as a shout. How do you understand this?” The monk hesitated. The Master immediately shouted.