[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) › [法苑珠林](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122) › 53.17 # 法苑珠林 53.17 法苑珠林 53.17 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [53.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.53.17) 樞機巧對辯　善誘令心伏 八水潤焦芽　三明啟瞽目 來問各不同　詶答皆芬郁 冀捨四龍驚　亦除二鼠逐 意樹發空華　心蓮吐輕馥 喻此滄海變　譬彼菴羅熟 妙智方縟錦　詞深同霧縠 善學乖梵爪　真言異鍱腹 > With agile wit he skillfully debated and countered, > Skillfully guiding so that hearts were subdued. > The eight waters moisten the parched sprouts; > The three knowledges open the blind eyes. > The incoming questions were each different, > Yet the answering replies were all fragrant and rich. > He hoped to discard the terrors of the four dragons, > And also eliminate the pursuit of the two mice. > The mind-tree puts forth flowers of emptiness; > The heart-lotus gives off a subtle fragrance. > Comparing this to the changes of the blue sea, > Or likening it to the ripening of the mango. > His wondrous wisdom is comparable to patterned brocade; > His profound words are like misty gauze. > Skillful learning differs from the Brahma-nails; > True words are distinct from the iron-plated belly. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 53.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.53.16) - [Next: 53.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.53.18) - [Up: 53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.53) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122~en-mt.53.17) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.53.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.53.17) · Pramāṇa