The Master took the high seat in the Hall. A monk asked, "What about the cardinal principle of the Buddha-dharma?"
The Master raised his whisk.
The monk shouted. The Master struck him.
Another monk asked: "What about the cardinal principle of the Buddha-dharma?"
Again the Master raised his whisk.
The monk shouted. The Master also shouted.
The monk faltered; the Master struck him.18
Yet another series of exchanges sounds a similar theme.
The Master asked a monk, "Where do you come from?"
The monk shouted.