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# 折疑論 2.23

折疑論 2.23

- **Language:** Classical Chinese

### [2.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2118.2.23)

尋尺之棘。安能負於廣廈（六尺曰尋。棘荊棘也。廣廈大屋也。言六尺之棘。安能負荷廣大）。

> How could a thorn-pole of eight feet support a spacious mansion? (Eight feet is called a xun. Ji refers to brambles. A spacious mansion is a great hall. This says: how could an eight-foot thorn-pole bear the burden of a great mansion?)  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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## Translations (1)

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