"But what's his real name?" they demanded.
"The old Buddha," was the reply.
Then they grew very angry at this, and said, "Your master has offended
in not dismounting, and you offend in concealing his name. Both
slave and master are equally ill-mannered." And so they beat him over
the head.
Then the servant said slowly, "He is called Choi the Buddha, but his
real name is Yun-tok, and he is now on his way to his country home
in Chang-won." At once they recognized that it was no other than the
Prime Minister, and great fear overcame them. They struck their tent,
cleared away the eatables, and ran to make their deepest salaam and
to ask pardon for their sin.
The old Buddha was a special name by which this famous minister
was known.
Yi Ryuk.