Ikkyu dropped his Grand Master’s teacup - the cup broke into pieces And Ikkyu’s jaws dropped Would the Grand Master now break a thing or two of Ikkyu’s body parts?
“O Master,” says Ikkyu when the Grand Master arrives “I am contemplating Death; please enlighten me on Death”
“All things pass, O Ikkyu,” answers the Grand Master “Death is inevitable And only the foolish mourn or are swayed by emotion – the wise know Death is in the nature of all things”
“Indeed, O Wise Master,” replies Ikkyu “It is no wonder then that your teacup passed away today, as you can see here - and you, O Grand Master, have most wisely expounded on this grave matter”
The Grand Master loses his Grand look
"Ikkyū (一休宗純 Ikkyū Sōjun?, 1394–1481) (self-named: "Crazy Cloud") was an eccentric, iconoclastic Japanese Zen Buddhist monk and poet. He had a great impact on the infusion of Japanese art and literature with Zen attitudes and ideals." - note on Ikkyu from wikipedia