[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [Taishō Tripiṭaka (Chinese Buddhist canon)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho) › [註華嚴法界觀門](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1884) › 1.187 # 註華嚴法界觀門 1.187 註華嚴法界觀門 1.187 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.187](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1884.1.187) 矛，鑹也，即槍戈之類。盾，干也、排也。昔人雙賣，二事各歎其勝。歎盾云：「矛刺不入。」歎矛即云：「能穿十重之盾。」智者語云：「我買汝矛，還刺汝盾，入與不入？」即無辭矣。 > A spear (mao) is a piercing weapon, belonging to the class of lances and halberds. A shield (dun) is an armor shield, a barrier. In the past, someone was selling both, praising the excellence of each of the two items. Praising the shield, he said: 'No spear can pierce it.' Praising the spear, he immediately said: 'It can pierce a ten-layered shield.' A wise person said to him: 'If I buy your spear to pierce your shield, will it pierce it or not?' He had no words in reply. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.186](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1884.1.186) - [Next: 1.188](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1884.1.188) - [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1884.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1884~en-mt.1.187) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1884.1.187](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1884.1.187) · Pramāṇa