Whenever Jinhua Juzhi was asked
a question about Zen, he raised a single finger and remained silent.
As he became older, he needed
the services of an attendant. It happened that the attendant took to imitating
his master. So when someone would ask about Juzhi’s teaching, the attendant
also just raised a finger. When Juzhi caught him in this mimicry, he grabbed
the attendant’s hand and, using a knife, cut off the offending finger. The
attendant screamed in pain and tried to rush from the room. Before he reached
the door however, Juzhi called his name. The attendant turned to look at the
master, and Juzhi raised a single finger. The attendant came to awakening.
[Jinhua
Juzhi – Zen Masters of China:
199-200]
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