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泥菩薩過河
17 泥菩薩過河
─自身難保。
自身難保
泥塑的菩薩過河，
泥塑的菩薩過河
遇到水便溶化了，
遇到水便溶化了
自己都保不住，
自己都保不住
更 不用說保佑別人了。
更不用說保佑別人了
A clay bodhisattva crossing a river
─ hardly able to take care of himself.
The soft, unbaked clay statue will disintegrate in water.
If the bodhisattva can’t even take care of himself, he’ll
be useless as a protector of others.
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