景德傳燈錄 8.27

8.27

Upādhyāya Zechuan: Upāsaka Pang went to see the master. The master said, "Do you still remember the principle from when you first met Shitou?" The upāsaka said, "It still needs you, Master, to bring it up again." The master said, "I well knew that with long practice comes negligence in affairs." The upāsaka said, "Master, you are no less aged than Old Pang." The master said, "When two are of the same age, how much difference is there?" The upāsaka said, "Old Pang is fresh and vigorous, surpassing you, Master." The master said, "It's not that you surpass me; you are merely missing a headscarf." The upāsaka said, "I am just like you, Master." The master simply laughed heartily. When the master went into the tea garden to pick tea, Upāsaka Pang said, "The Dharma realm does not accommodate one's body; Master, do you still see me?" The master said, "It is not that this old teacher is afraid to answer your words." The upāsaka said, "Having questions and answers is quite ordinary." The master simply picked tea and did not listen. The upāsaka said, "Do not blame me for casually asking just now." The master still paid no attention. The upāsaka shouted, "This unmannerly old fellow! Wait until I recount this point by point to clear-eyed people!" The master then threw down his tea basket and entered the abbot's quarters.