æt ðæt tˈaɪm, hiː ɪz sˈɛd tə hæv ɐtˈeɪnd sˈʌdən ɐwˈeɪkənɪŋ, ænd ɪnðə nˈɛkst dˈɛkeɪd bɪkˌeɪm fˈeɪməs fɔːɹ hɪz dɪstˈɪŋktɪv dɪvˈɛləpmənt ʌv tʃˈæn tˈiːtʃɪŋ mˈɛθədz, ɹᵻvˈaɪvɪŋ ðə "bˈiːɾɪŋ ænd ʃˈaʊɾɪŋ" ʌv lˈɪndʒi.
At that time, he is said to have attained sudden awakening, and in the next decade became famous for his distinctive development of Chan teaching methods, reviving the "beating and shouting" of Linji.