Joshu went to a place were a monk had retired to meditate and asked him: “What is, is what?”
The monk raised his fist.
Joshu replied: “Ships cannot remain where the water is too shallow.” And he left.
A few days later Joshu went again to visit the monk and asked the same question.
The monk answered the same way.
Joshu said: “Well given, well taken, well killed, well save.” And he bowed to the monk.