[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) › [折疑論](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2118) › 2.18 # 折疑論 2.18 折疑論 2.18 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [2.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2118.2.18) 探枳棘之巢。求鸞鳳之卵（橘逾淮北而為枳棘者。棘鍼也。如枳棘上之鳥巢。欲探取鸞鳳之卵。不亦難乎）。 > or searches the nests in thornbushes seeking the eggs of phoenixes, (When the orange tree crosses north of the Huai River, it becomes the trifoliate orange \[zhi\]; ji refers to sharp brambles. To search a bird's nest in a thornbush seeking the egg of a phoenix—would that not be difficult?) > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2118.2.17) - [Next: 2.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2118.2.19) - [Up: 2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2118.2) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2118~en-mt.2.18) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2118.2.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2118.2.18) · Pramāṇa