Setcho Chikan

The forty-ninth patriarch was Zen Master Hsueh-tou Chih-chien. When Tsung-chueh was at [Mt.] Tien-t'ung, one day he entered the ha11 and said, "The World-honored One spoke with a hidden meaning, but it was not concealed to Kasyapa." When the master heard this, he was suddenly awakened to its profound meaning. Standing there in the ranks with the others, his tears fell. He unconsciously burst out, "Why haven't I heard this before?" Tsung-chueh finished his talk and summoned the master. He asked, "Why were you weeping?" The master replied, "The World-honored One spoke with a hidden meaning, but it was not concealed to Kasyapa." Tsung-chueh gave his approval, saying, "You must be the one that Yun-chu predicted."