景德傳燈錄 12.25

12.25

Chan Master Dajue of Weifu. When Chan Master Xinghua Cunjiang was serving as director of the monastery, the Master asked him one day, "I have often heard it said that when you made a journey to the south, the tip of your staff never once touched someone who understood the Buddha Dharma. On what principle do you make this claim?" Xinghua gave a shout. The Master struck him. Xinghua shouted again. The Master struck him again. The next day, when Xinghua passed through the Dharma hall, the Master called out, "Director! I have continuous doubts about the shout you gave yesterday; explain it to me." Xinghua said, "Everything Cunjiang learned at Sansheng's place in his whole life has been entirely broken down by the Upādhyāya. I pray you grant Cunjiang a Dharma-gate of peace and joy." The Master said, "This blind donkey has come here to admit defeat; take off your patched robe and wait for a thorough beating!" Xinghua grasped the meaning right at these words. Although both were dharma heirs of Linji, he always regarded the Master as a friend who helped stimulate his realization. When the Master was about to pass away, he said to the assembly, "I have an arrow that I want to confer on someone." At that time, a monk came forward and said, "Please give the Upādhyāya's arrow." The Master said, "What do you call an arrow?" The monk shouted. The Master struck him several times, returned to the abbot's quarters, and then called that monk to come inside. He asked, "Did you understand just now?" The monk said, "I did not understand." The Master struck him several times more, threw down his staff, said, "Later on, when you meet someone with clear eyes, bring this up clearly to them," and thereupon passed away.