Translated by Thomas and J.C. Cleary:
When Layman P'ang took leave of Yao Shan, Shan ordered ten Ch'an travellers to escort him to the gate. The Layman pointed to the snow in the air and said, "Good snowflakes--they don't fall in any other place."
At the time one of the Ch'an travellers named Ch'uan said, "Where do they fall?" The Layman slapped him once. Ch'uan said, "Even a layman shouldn't be so coarse." The Layman said, "Though you call yourself a Ch'an traveller this way, the King of Death still won't let you go." Ch'uan said, "How about you, Layman?" Again the Layman slapped him and said, "Your eyes see like a blind man, your mouth speaks like a mute."
Hsueh Tou said besides, "When P'ang first spoke I just would have made a snowball and hit him with it."
kphoover: All these names. P'ang, Yao Shan, Ch'uan. Hsueh Tou is known intimately as he reads along--a fellow of infinite jest. Who is the King of Death? No one here possesses the ability to challenge him.
Submitted November 13, 2019 at 11:25PM by kphoover https://ift.tt/2XarPJa
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