法苑珠林 72.56

72.56

Furthermore, the new Vibhāṣā asks: 'How does this attachment to views deliberate in a single kṣaṇa?' It answers: 'Because its nature is keen and sharp, it can also deliberate. As for grasping firmly, it means being able to grasp firmly, and is therefore called a view.' This view clings perversely and firmly to its object; without the knife of noble wisdom there is no way to cause it to be abandoned. Is it not that a disciple of the Buddha holds the knife of noble wisdom to sever the fangs of those views so as to cause them to be abandoned? For example, there is a sea beast named a śiśumāra; what it bites into cannot be loosened without a knife. That is to say, if it bites grasses, trees, and the like, one must sever its fangs before causing it to let go. As a verse says: