[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) › [大乘入道次第開決](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2823) › 1.186 # 大乘入道次第開決 1.186 大乘入道次第開決 1.186 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.186](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2823.1.186) 海樓崇聳蜃氣虛構等者。謂於海中有蟲名蜃。狀如蜂蛤。來遊水上吐氣為戲。日光初照氣狀似樓。人遠見之謂樓實有。但是蜃氣非有實樓。 > Regarding "Sea towers towering high, mirages falsely constructed," etc.: In the sea there is a creature named shen (mirage clam), shaped like a bee or clam, which comes to swim on the water and exhales vapor for sport. When the sunlight first shines, the vapor resembles a tower. People seeing it from afar think the tower truly exists, but it is only the vapor of the shen, and not an actual tower. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.185](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2823.1.185) - [Next: 1.187](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2823.1.187) - [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2823.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2823~en-mt.1.186) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2823.1.186](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2823.1.186) · Pramāṇa