April 26, 2024
Three laughs by the Tiger Brook
There is a famous story in Mount Lu.
It happened over 1600 years ago. There was a knowledgeable Buddhist master named Huiyuan. He was the founder of Donglin Temple in Mount Lu. To improve his study of Buddhism, he vowed not to leave his temple and not cross the Tiger Brook - the stream in front of Donglin Temple - while seeing his guests off.
One day, the well-known poet Tao Yuanming visited him with a Taoist master. Although the three of them studied different subjects, and two of them belonged to different religions, they talked so happily that Master Huiyuan nearly crossed Tiger Brook. They didn't notice that until they heard a tiger shouting at the top of the mountain. Then the three of them laughed and said goodbye to each other.
That's a simple story, but it was revered in Chinese history. Many famous poets including Li Bai and Su Shi wrote poems about it.
I used to think it was a story about the pleasure of greeting a friend from afar as Confucious had said. Recently, I found it was also about relationships with friends from different sides.
Just as Confucious said, the noble ones unite with others without forming cliques.
PS: I took a video about Donglin Temple and Tiger Brook when I was in Mount Lu. You can see it here https://youtu.be/_AlOYQ9-nyE if you like.
虎溪三笑
庐山有个很有名的故事。
这件事发生在1600多年前。有一位博学的大师，叫慧远。他是庐山东林寺的创始人。为了提高自己的佛学水平，他发誓在不离开自己的寺庙，送朋友也不越过东林寺前的虎溪。
一天，著名诗人陶渊明带着一位道教大师来拜访他。虽然他们三个研究的方向不同，其中两个还信仰不一样的宗教，但他们交谈甚欢，以至于慧远大师差点越过了虎溪。他们都没注意到，直到听到一只老虎在山顶上叫。于是三人笑着作别。
这是一个很简单的故事，但在中国历史上却备受推崇。包括李白和苏轼在内的许多著名诗人都写过关于它的诗。
我曾以为这是孔子所说的“有朋自远方来不亦乐乎”的故事。最近，我发现它也是关于与立场不同的朋友的关系。
就像孔子说的那样，君子群而不党.
另：我在庐山的时候，拍了东林寺和虎溪的视频。要是想看的话，可以到这里https://youtu.be/_AlOYQ9-nyE。
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Some readers might know that Mount Lu is in Jiujiang province, so I added that detail.
It happened over 1600 years ago.[Combined with the previous sentence.]
ALSO POSSIBLE: There was once a knowledgeable Buddhist master named Huiyuan.
NOTE: Adding the word "once" makes it clearer this was long ago.
To improve his study of Buddhism, he vowed not to leave his temple and not cross the Tiger Brook - the stream in front of Donglin Temple - while seeing his guests off.
One day, the well-known poet Tao Yuanming visited him with a Taoist master.
Although the three of them studied different subjects, and two of them belonged to different religions, they talked so happily that Master Huiyuan nearly crossed Tiger Brook.
They didn't notice that until they heard a tiger shouting at the top of the mountain.
Then the three of them laughed and said goodbye to each other.
That's a simple story, but it whas been long revered in Chinese history.
NOTE: The original wording is possible, but it has a different meaning. (If Chinese today do not respect this Buddhist master, then the original wording is fine.)
CLEARER: Many famous poets including Li Bai and Su Shi wrote poems about ithis event.
Recently, I found it was also about relationships with friends from different sidefields.
PSALSO POSSIBLE -- P.S.: I took a video about Donglin Temple and Tiger Brook when I was in Mount Luvisited there.
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Thanks for sharing the video. It was interesting!
April 26, 2024
You're welcome.
Thank you for the corrections and feedback! I learned a lot from them.
There is a famous story that takes place in Mount Lu.
It was said to have happened over 1600 years ago.
There wasonce lived a knowledgeable Buddhist master named Huiyuan.
He was the founder of Donglin Temple in Mount Lu.
To improve his study of Buddhism, he vowed not to leave his temple and not to cross the Tiger Brook - the stream in front of Donglin Temple - whilen seeing his guests off.
You can say: "To improve his study of Buddhism, he vowed two things: not to leave his temple, and not to cross Tiger Brook - the stream in front of Donglin Temple - when seeing his guests off."
One day, the well-known poet, Tao Yuanming, visited him with a Taoist master.
Although the three of them studied different subjects, and two of them belonged to different religions, they talkedwere so happily in each other's company that Master Huiyuan nearly crossed Tiger Brook.
They didn't notice that until they heard a tiger shoutroaring at the top of the mountain.
Then the three of them laughed and said goodbye to each other.
ThaIt's a simple story, but it was revered in Chinese history.
Many famous poets, including Li Bai and Su Shi, wrote poems about it.
I used to think it was athe story was about the pleasure of greeting a friend from afar, as Confucious had once said.
Recently, I founrealized it was also about one's relationships with friends fromwho have different sideperspectives and beliefs.
Just as Confucious said, the noble ones unite with others without forming cliques.
PS:.S. I took a video aboutof Donglin Temple and Tiger Brook when I was in Mount Lu.
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It's a good story about accepting differences :)
April 26, 2024
Thank you for the corrections and feedback! I learned a lot from them.
Recent news around the world reminds me of it.
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There is a famous story in Mount Lu. SUGGESTION: Combine the next 2 sentences into 1 sentence like this -- There is a famous story Some readers might know that Mount Lu is in Jiujiang province, so I added that detail.
There is a famous story that takes place in Mount Lu. |
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It happened over 1600 years ago.
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There was a knowledgeable Buddhist master named Huiyuan. ALSO POSSIBLE: There was once a knowledgeable Buddhist master named Huiyuan. NOTE: Adding the word "once" makes it clearer this was long ago.
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He was the founder of Donglin Temple in Mount Lu. |
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To improve his study of Buddhism, he vowed not to leave his temple and not cross the Tiger Brook - the stream in front of Donglin Temple - while seeing his guests off. To improve his study of Buddhism, he vowed not to leave his temple and not to cross the Tiger Brook - the stream in front of Donglin Temple - wh You can say: "To improve his study of Buddhism, he vowed two things: not to leave his temple, and not to cross Tiger Brook - the stream in front of Donglin Temple - when seeing his guests off."
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One day, the well-known poet Tao Yuanming visited him with a Taoist master. One day, the well-known poet, Tao Yuanming, visited him with a Taoist master. |
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Although the three of them studied different subjects, and two of them belonged to different religions, they talked so happily that Master Huiyuan nearly crossed Tiger Brook. Although the three |
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They didn't notice that until they heard a tiger shouting at the top of the mountain. They didn't notice |
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Then the three of them laughed and said goodbye to each other. |
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That's a simple story, but it was revered in Chinese history. That's a simple story, but it NOTE: The original wording is possible, but it has a different meaning. (If Chinese today do not respect this Buddhist master, then the original wording is fine.)
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Many famous poets including Li Bai and Su Shi wrote poems about it. CLEARER: Many famous poets including Li Bai and Su Shi wrote poems about Many famous poets, including Li Bai and Su Shi, wrote poems about it. |
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I used to think it was a story about the pleasure of greeting a friend from afar as Confucious had said. I used to think |
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Recently, I found it was also about relationships with friends from different sides. Recently, I found it was also about relationships with friends from different Recently, I |
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Just as Confucious said, the noble ones unite with others without forming cliques. Just as Confucious said, the noble ones unite with others without forming cliques. |
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PS: I took a video about Donglin Temple and Tiger Brook when I was in Mount Lu.
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You can see it here https://youtu.be/_AlOYQ9-nyE if you like. |
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