You must untie the bell and the person who tied it. Only state officials can set fires, and people are not allowed to set fires.

He who tied the bell must untie the bell.

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"He who unties the bell must tie the bell" can be abbreviated as "He who unties the bell must tie the bell". This allusion comes from the Buddhist Zen quotation "Fingering the Moon" compiled by Qu Ruji in Ming Dynasty. This is a metaphor of who has done what must be done. Who caused the problem, who will solve it. For example, the ninetieth time in A Dream of Red Mansions: "Heart disease must be cured by heart medicine, and the person who tied the bell must be the one who untied the bell."

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Zen master Jin Ling Kutaiqin Dharma Light spent many days in luxury, doing nothing, enjoying all beings and having a unique vision. One day, Yan asked everyone, "Who untied the golden bell of the tiger?" No one is right. The teacher just looked up and asked, and the teacher said, "What is tied can be solved." . Eyes: Your generation should not ignore the canal. "

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In Jinling, there is a cool Master Qiu Deng Fa. During his life with others, he was free and unrestrained, doing nothing all day, and everyone wanted to replace him. Only the eyes of law value him. One day, the dharma eye asked everyone, "Who can untie the golden bell tied around the tiger's neck?" Everybody, look at me. I look at you. No one can answer. At this time, the magic lamp of monk Taiqin just arrived. He asked the magic lamp of monk Taiqin again, and he replied, "He who ties the bell around the tiger's neck can untie the bell." Seeing that the Zen master answered well, Fa taught everyone about it: "Don't underestimate him." .

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One person can steal a horse, while another person can't cross the fence.

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Tian Deng is a county magistrate. He keeps his name secret. Anyone who touches him will be angry, and many officials and soldiers are condemned by the list. Therefore, this state is called "fire". In the Yuan Dynasty, people were allowed to visit our state. The official then announced the city's book list, saying that "the state government set fire to it for three days according to law."

When Tian Deng was a state official, in order to avoid anonymity, he ordered the people of the whole state to call lights, and offenders would be whipped. When the Lantern Festival was lit, a notice was posted saying,' The state set fire to it for three days according to law.' So the people sneered and said,' only state officials can set fires, and the people are not allowed to light lamps.' "

Only state officials are allowed to set fires, and people are not allowed to light lamps. Notes of Song Lao (Volume 5): "In ancient times, there was a Lantern Festival every year in Changzhou, and the custom was to put on lanterns to show that the songs and dances were peaceful.

In the Song Dynasty, there was a state official named Tiandeng, who was very afraid to use his own name. Because "light" and "Deng" are homophonic, it is impossible to say "light" but only "fire". If people accidentally offend, Tian Dengmo will fly into a rage. On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the whole state celebrates the Lantern Festival and puts on lanterns as usual. When the government posted notices, it was taboo to use the word "light", so all the notices said "the country set fire to it for three days as usual". Many outsiders were surprised to see this scene. After asking the reason, they sarcastically said, "Really, only state officials can set fires, and people are not allowed to light lamps!"

Metaphor can do evil above, but it is limited everywhere below.