The ancient text said "three thousand weak water" in the end this "weak water" what is the thing

Three thousand weak water only take a dipper, originated from a story in the Buddhist scriptures, warning people "in life may encounter a lot of good things, but as long as the heart to grasp one of the same will be enough". From the ninety-first chapter of A Dream of Red Mansions, Jia Baoyu said, "I will take only one dipper of the three thousand weak waters. It is often extended to mean that a man is only in love with one of the many women, and that he is devoted to love.

Three Thousand Weak Waters

Anciently, many shallow and fast-flowing rivers could not be crossed by boats but only by rafts, and the ancients believed that the water was too weak to carry a boat, so they called such rivers weak waters. Later, in ancient literature, the term "weak water" was gradually used to generalize the meaning of dangerous and distant rivers. Later on, weak water was extended to mean the river of love and the sea of love. This is the meaning of the weak water of three thousand by our mouth now. The first formalized in the "Dream of Red Mansions" ninety-first indulgence in lustful heart Baotan work design laying doubt Baoyu delusional talk of Zen: Daiyu said: "Sister Bao and you good how are you? The first time I saw you, I was so happy to see you, I was so happy to see you, I was so happy to see you. Sister Bao before and hello, now not and hello how are you? Today and hello, and later not and hello how are you? What if he doesn't want to be with you? You don't want to be good to him, but he wants to be good to you, what about you?" Baoyu stayed for a long time, suddenly laughed and said: "Let the weak water three thousand, I only take a dipper drink." Daiyu said: "the dipper of the floating water how?" Baoyu said: "not a dipper floating water, water from the flow, the dipper from the floating ear!" Daiyu said: "The water stops the pearl sinking, how?" Baoyu said: "Zen heart has been made of mud flakes, do not dance partridge to the spring breeze." Daiyu said: "The first commandment of Zen is not to deceive." Baoyu said: "There are as three treasures." From then on between men and women believe in the oath began to use the weak water three thousand only take a scoop of the condescension.

"Weak water"

Beginning in "Shangshu? Yugong": "Guide the weak water to Heoli." Sun Xingyan, "Shangshu, modern and ancient text notes": "Zheng Kangcheng said: 'Weak water out of Zhangye.'" According to ancient texts, the weak water is also found in the "Historical Records? Dawan biography", "Han book? Geographical Records", "Hou Han Shu? Eastern Barbarians" and Bi Yuan note "Classic of Mountains and Seas" and so on.

"Three thousand"

Guy out of the Buddhist three thousand worlds, the Tiantai Sect is good to say that a thought of three thousand.