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法華遊意 1.215

法華遊意 1.215

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《智度論》云「陸生華中須曼那花為第一,水生中青蓮花為最上」,今何故乃舉白華為喻耶?

The Dàzhìdù lùn says: 'Among land-growing flowers the sumana flower is supreme, and among water-growing flowers the blue lotus is the most superior.' Why, then, is the white flower cited as a metaphor here?

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