When a disciple came from a faraway country, the Master asked, "What are you seeking"?

一个来自遥远国度的弟子来找大师，大师问：“你在寻求什么？ ”？

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Said the disciple, "the Master is a shoemaker with an infinite supply of leather. But he does the cutting and stitching in accordance with the dimension of your foot".

徒弟说“大师是一个鞋匠，虽然可以无限量的提供皮革，不过是要依据你脚的尺码来剪裁缝合的。”

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The visitor couldn't make sense out of this, so the disciple made it clearer: "If the Master were to teach, we would make beliefs out of his teachings.

拜访者迷惑了，弟子更清楚地解释道：“如果师傅讲学的话，我们可以从他的讲学之外获益。 师傅关心的不是我们所相信的--而是我们所看到的。”

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Acupuncture and moxibustion are taught through verbal instruction and demonstration, transmitted through master-disciple relations or through members of a clan.

UNESCO: Culture

Passed from master to disciple through oral instruction, the radif embodies both the aesthetic practice and the philosophy of Persian musical culture.

UNESCO: Intangible Cultural Heritage