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# 折疑論 4.34

折疑論 4.34

- **Language:** Classical Chinese

### [4.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2118.4.34)

子之信道未篤。故多惑志。吾安敢以大聖微旨答子之問耶。昔公明儀為牛彈清角之操（清角者牛耳。不能聞聲。唯以角聽。故云彈清角之操也）。

> Your faith in the Way is not yet staunch, which is why your mind has so many doubts. How could I dare answer your questions with the profound intentions of the Great Sage? Of old, when Gongming Yi played the melody of the 'Clear Horn' to a cow (the 'Clear Horn' refers to a cow's ears; it cannot hear sounds and listens only with its horns, hence it is said to play the melody of the 'Clear Horn'),  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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## Translations (1)

- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2118~en-mt.4.34) — English, machine translation

## Linked texts (1)

- [弘明集](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2102.7.23) — 僧祐, Classical Chinese

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