法苑珠林 53.17

53.17

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.