Fuyo Dokai

The forty-fifth patriarch was Zen Master Tao-k'ai of Mt. Fu-jung. He studied with Priest T'ou-tzu I-ch'ing. He asked him, "The words of the Buddha patriarchs are like ordinary rice and tea, but is there anything else apart from these to help people?" I-ch'ing replied, "Tell me, does the emperor's mandate in his kingdom depend on [the ancient emperors] Yao, Shun, Yu, and T'ang?" The master was about to answer when I-ch'ing struck him in the mouth with his hossu" and said, "When you gave way to thought, you immediately deserved thirty blows." The master was awakened.