Three laughs at Tiger Brook

The three representative sages laughing at themselves having unexpectedly crossed Tiger Brook, 12th century, Song Dynasty.

Three laughs at Tiger Brook (Chinese: 虎溪三笑; pinyin: hǔ xī sān xiào; Gan: fû ki sam siēu) is a Chinese proverb which refers to the image that the three men, Huiyuan, Tao Yuanming and Lu Xiujing laugh together when arriving at Huxi (虎溪, Tiger Brook) of Mount Lu. This concept represents the ideal harmonious relations of Confucianism, Taoism and Buddhism in ancient China.[1]

  1. ^ Nelson, Susan E. (2002). "THE BRIDGE AT TIGER BROOK TAO QIAN AND THE THREE TEACHINGS IN CHINESE ART". Monumenta Serica. 50: 257–294. ISSN 0254-9948.