English Original
In a temple stood two clay idols. On the left was the idol of Tai Shang Lao Jun, founder of Taoism, and on the right was the idol of Sakyamuni, founder of Buddhism.
One day, a monk saw them and was displeased. "The power of Buddha is infinite," he said. "How can we allow Sakyamuni to be placed on the right of Tai Shang Lao Jun?" So, he moved the Buddhist idol to the left.
Shortly after, a Taoist priest arrived. Seeing the new arrangement, he felt offended. "Our Taoist doctrine is supreme," he declared. "How can we allow our idol to be on the right?" He promptly moved the Taoist idol to the left.
Thus, the monk and the priest kept moving the idols back and forth until, in the end, both were broken into pieces.
中文翻译
一座寺庙里供奉着两座泥像。左边是道教创始人太上老君的像，右边是佛教创始人释迦牟尼的像。
一天，一个和尚看到它们，心里很不高兴。他说：“佛法无边，怎么能让释迦牟尼屈居在太上老君的右边呢？”于是，他把佛像搬到了左边。
不久，一个道士来了。看到新的摆放位置，他感到被冒犯了。他宣称：“我们道教至高无上，怎么能让我们的像放在右边呢？”他立刻把道祖像搬到了左边。
就这样，和尚和道士不停地来回搬动神像，直到最后，两座泥像都被搬碎了。