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"Phoenix Mountain Guanyin Cave

Upper couplet: See see see Not see not see See not see

Lower couplet: Hear hear hear Not hear not hear Hear not hear"

When this couplet came out, the audience was stunned.

If it weren't for the host's punctuation, they wouldn't know how to read it.

If it wasn't written by Jiang Yuebai, others might think it was written by a child for fun.

At this time, Zhang Boyu, the president of the Couplet Society, stood up.

This couplet was a bit complicated, so he didn't understand it at first.

It wasn't until he discussed it with others that he understood it.

So he didn't tell the host, because he was afraid that the other party wouldn't explain it clearly.

"When you first look at this couplet, you may feel confused or even a little ridiculous."

"But if you try it carefully, you will find the realm in it."

"There is a sentence in the Buddhist enlightenment classic "Lingyun Sutra" that when you see, seeing is not seeing; seeing is still away from seeing, and seeing cannot reach it. I think Jiang Yuebai derived it from this sentence."

"What does this sentence mean? It tells us that what we see is not necessarily the truth, and what we hear may also be a lie."

"Here, the first "see" is a verb, which means to see, the second "see" is a noun, which refers to what is seen, and the third "see" is a verb again, which refers to the insights or understandings obtained by observing what is seen."

"And the first "non-see" means that it is not a real sight, that is, the understanding we get through our senses is often one-sided, limited, or even false."

At this point, Zhang Boyu paused. He knew that it would take time to digest these things.

In his opinion, this couplet is worth the time.

This couplet contains a realm beyond worldly cognition. If you can understand it, you will benefit a lot.

Zhang Boyu took a sip of water and continued to explain: "The second non-seeing is a negation of the first non-seeing, which means that through practice and enlightenment, we can transcend this limited cognition and reach a deeper and true view."

"As for the last seeing non-seeing, the first seeing refers to the real seeing, while non-seeing is a description of this real seeing, which means that the real seeing transcends ordinary sensory cognition and is a profound insight beyond the appearance."

"This also reflects one of the central ideas of Zen Buddhism, which is to transcend the ordinary cognition of the world through Zen practice and enlightenment and achieve a deep understanding of the essence of things."

"And the second couplet of smelling, smelling, not hearing, not hearing, smelling, not hearing is also the same understanding."

After Zhang Boyu finished speaking, applause broke out immediately at the scene.

The audience did not expect that such a great philosophy was hidden in a small couplet.

At this time, the lenses of the photographers of various stations switched back and forth between Zhang Boyu and Jiang Yuebai, which was much more exciting than those literary competitions.

"So complicated? Let's not take the Chinese textbook."

"You have to be a big shot to explain it so thoroughly."

"I didn't expect that the couplet composed of these four characters could be explained in this way. I've learned a lot."

"I told you to read more. Now you know it, right?"

"Wonderful! Wonderful!"

"The more than 30 couplets above were already shocking. I didn't expect there would be such a surprising couplet."

"..."

Jiang Yuebai had already returned to the stage, and Long Zhan next to him bumped him with his arm.

"Xiaobai, is that really what you mean?"

"Hehe...it depends on how you understand it." Jiang Yuebai would not explain. This couplet mainly depends on how people understand it.

Zhang Boyu's explanation was indeed the most appropriate and reasonable one.

Just when everyone's shocked mood had just returned to normal, Zhang Boyu continued.

"Since we are talking about this couplet, let's take a look at the next one, which is equally wonderful!"

As Zhang Boyu spoke, another couplet appeared on the screen.

"Shanhaiguan

Upper couplet: The sea water falls morning after morning after morning

Lower couplet: The floating clouds disappear long after ...As Zhang Boyu was reading, the corresponding words appeared on the big screen.

"Next, I want to talk about the most exquisite part of this couplet. There is more than one way to read it. Let our original author explain it."

Zhang Boyu threw the question to Jiang Yuebai. He wanted to know whether Jiang Yuebai had enough understanding of this couplet or it was just a coincidence.

In the eyes of their judging panel, this couplet has at least five ways of reading, but they don't know how many there are in Jiang Yuebai's opinion.

In response, Jiang Yuebai just smiled indifferently and didn't care.

The staff immediately handed over a microphone.

The audience around was full of curiosity at this time. They wanted to know what kind of couplet this was.

Facing many cameras, Jiang Yuebai said slowly.

"I will continue with President Zhang's words. There are indeed many ways to read this couplet."

"The first is what President Zhang just said, so I won't repeat it."

"The second: The sea tide rises every morning and falls every morning.

The floating clouds rise, rise long and long, rise and fall long and long."

"The third: The sea tide rises every morning and falls every morning.

The floating clouds rise, rise long and long, rise and fall long and long."

"The fourth: The sea tide rises every morning and falls every morning.

The floating clouds rise, rise long and rise long, rise and fall long and long."

"The fifth: The sea tide rises every morning and falls every morning.

The floating clouds rise long and rise long, rise and fall long and long."

After saying the five, Jiang Yuebai did not stop, but continued.

"The sixth: The sea tide rises every morning and falls every morning.

The floating clouds rise long and rise long and fall long and long."

When it came to the sixth, not only the audience, but also Zhang Boyu and others looked as if they had suddenly realized something.

This is more than they thought of before, and there are two readings that they haven't thought of yet.

If they add them together, there are far more than the five they thought of at the beginning.

From this point of view, this couplet is much more advanced than the previous one.

The ten people on the judges' bench were discussing Jiang Yuebai's explanations with each other, nodding from time to time.

Obviously, they were completely convinced by this couplet.

They asked themselves, they definitely couldn't write such a couplet.