So, he takes his Zen stick and strikes the abbot's head with it, saying, 'What do you live for? (What is the reason for your existence in this world?),' and the body of the abbot dissolves instantly like ice melts, along with the bones, leaving only the blue hood that had been on his head.
そして禅杖をもって「作麼生（そもさん）何の所為ぞ」と頭を叩くと、たちまち僧の体が氷が解けるように消え、あとには骨と頭の上の青頭巾だけが残った。