Interesting talk about couplets·Yuan Yuling

Interesting talk about couplets·Yuan Yuling

Yuan Yuling (?～1674), also known as Yunyu, courtesy name Lingzhao, Fugong, nicknamed Xi'an, was a native of Wuxian County (now part of Jiangsu Province). A dramatist in the early Qing Dynasty. A member of the Ming Dynasty, he was transferred to the Qing Dynasty and served as the magistrate of Jingzhou. There are many kinds of legends and dramas, among which there are legends such as "The Story of the West Tower" and "Qiu Qiu". It is said that the legendary "Golden Lock" was also written by him.

Buddha’s words cannot be said, cannot be said

Confucius said, “What is this, what is this?”

Yuan Yuling resigned from office and returned to live in Jinling, depressed and frustrated. Living in poverty, he wrote a couplet on the door: "Buddha's words cannot be said, cannot be said; Confucius said such is so, so is so." Buddha refers to Sakyamuni, the founder of Buddhism; Confucius refers to Confucius, the founder of Buddhism. Confucian master. "It cannot be said" and "such as it is" come from the Buddhist scriptures and the Analects of Confucius respectively. It can be regarded as a Buddhist scripture versus a Confucian scripture, and it aptly describes the dilemma at that time.

The Buddha’s words cannot be said, cannot be said. The Master said such is so, such is so