#touzi

A monk asked Master Dasui Fazhen, "When the kalpa of fire burns through, and the universe is destroyed, I was wondering, will this be destroyed or not?" The Master said, "Destroyed." "Then let it be destroyed." "Let it be." The monk did not agree, and later went to Touzi to raise what had been said. Touzi loaded some incense and offered it into the distance, saying, "An ancient Buddha of the Western Chuan has been born into the world"—then speaking to the monk he said, "Return quickly and repent." The monk returned to Dasui, but the Master had died, so he returned again to Touzi, who had also died. [0299a17] 大隨法真禪師因僧問。劫火洞然。大千俱壞。未審。者個壞不壞。師曰。壞。僧曰。恁麼則隨他去也。師曰。隨他去。僧不肯。後到投子舉前話。子裝香遙禮曰。西川古佛出世。謂其僧曰。汝速回去懺悔。僧回大隨。師已遷化。再至投子。子亦遷化。

Master Touzi was asked by a monk, “‘All sounds are the voice of Buddha’ — is this so?” He said, “Yes.” The monk said, “Master, don’t make a sound farting.” Touzi then hit him. The monk also asked, “‘Coarse words and fine speech all return to ultimate truth’ — is this so?” He said, “Yes.” The monk said, “Can I call you an ass?” Touzi then hit him. Dahui said, “Two outlaws are foiled.” He also said, “But tell me, which one is a bush bandit, and which one is a true rebel?”

...there is no mystery that can be compared to you, yourself. I won’t teach you some method to collect wisdom. I will never say that above or below there’s a Buddha, a Dharma, something ordinary or something sacred, or that you will find it by sitting with your legs crossed. You all manifest a thousand things. It is the understandings that arise from your own life that you must carry into the future, reaping what you sow. I have nothing to give you...neither overtly nor by inference.