悉達多的指導者，在人群裡有著很好的名氣，大家都推崇他是當世的智者，他再次看見悉達多後，平靜許久的心，騰騰起來，他不能接受這個他曾經認為最有可能成就的追隨者，腦海只剩下一條線，他一定要去看看什麼地方生長「聖旨」？為什麼哪種食物那麼可怕？可以把優秀的學習者整合成只剩一條線？！
指導者喬裝進入悉達多指導的村莊，沒有人知道他是誰，只覺得他很奇怪在村莊到處看，也不知在找什麼？
吃飯的時間到了，指導者拿出他自己預備的食物出來，結果令他倉皇不已，以從沒想過的狼狽離開村莊。
他一拿出食物，原先不太注意他的村民，全部包圍著他，沸沸揚揚的說：我們這裡只吃聖旨，不是聖旨的食物，連一點都不能在我們這裡出現，一點都不行，緊迫間指導者說出他是誰！想這樣應該可以平息村莊對他的存疑？！
不想！村民對他說：你這個魔鬼，敢來這裡欺騙我們，我們最最尊崇的智者，也只吃聖旨，你沒吃聖旨，根本就是假的──
指導者被群眾一起轟出村莊。
半寄
Siddhartha’s teacher was highly regarded as a great sage. However, the next time Siddhartha came to see him, it took him a while to regain his composure. For it was very difficult forSiddhartha’s teacher to accept that his most promising disciple had become so narrow minded. He wanted know where in the world he had gotten this idea about zhengzhi, and what it was about this zhengzhi that had made such an excellent disciple become so narrow minded.
To this end, Siddhartha’s teacher put on a disguise and paid a visit to the village. Nobody recognized him, but everyone noticed this strange character snooping around the village.
When it came time to eat, Siddhartha’s teacher took out the food he had brought with him. Much to his surprise, he was soon surrounded by everyone in the village, who indignantly informed him, “In this village of ours only shengzhi may be eaten; everything else is strictly forbidden---no exceptions!” Hoping to put their doubts and indignation to rest, he quickly revealed his identity, but to no avail.
Much to his surprise, they told him, “You must be some kind of a devil, intent on deceiving us. Our highly esteemed wise man only eats shengzhi, and if you don’t eat it as well, you must surely be a fraud!”
Thereupon the Siddhartha’s teacher was unceremoniously removed from the village.
Master Ban Ji
Translated by Ken Kraynak
