Two monks who came out of a lecture by their master went on a hot debate regarding what they heard during the lecture. Each of them insisted that his understanding was the correct one. To settle the dispute, they went to see the master for a judgement.
After hearing the argument put forth by the first monk, the master said,
"You are correct!" The monk was overjoyed. Casting a winner's glance at his
friend, he left the room.
The second monk was upset and started to pour out what he thought to
the master. After he finished, the master looked at him and said, "You
are correct, too." Hearing this, the second monk brightened up and went
away.
A third monk who was also in the room was greatly puzzled by what he
saw. He said to the master, "I am confused, master! Their positions regarding
the issue are completely opposite. They can't be both right! How could
you say that they are both correct?"
The master smiled as he looked into the eyes of this third monk, "You
are also correct!"
(From: Once Upon a Time - A Collection of Buddhist Stories)
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