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   One day a monk came to visit Guizong as he was weeding the garden with a hoe. Suddenly, a snake appeared. Guizong took the hoe and chopped it in two.
   The monk said, "Long have I heard that Guizong was a crude-mannered teacher."
   Guizong said, "Are you crude or am I crude?"
   The monk then asked, "What is ‘crude’?"
   Guizong held the hoe upright in the air.
   The monk said, "What is ‘refined’?"
   Guizong then assumed a posture to chop the snake.
   The monk said, "If you let it, it will go away by itself."
   Guizong said, "If I let it go away, how could you see me chop the snake?"
   The monk was silent.

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