Buddhist glossary : idiom > like blind men trying to size up the elephant— take a part for the whole



Contents ·Mangrenmoxiang ·No. 2 ·máng rén mō xiàng ·No. 4 ·No. 5 ·原文: ·译文： ·来源 ·佛教百科 ·佛教百科 ·English Expression ·Thesaurus ·More results... Mangrenmoxiang 　　Explanation: Analogy of things done by just one-sided or partial understanding of the experience, to increase random guess, want to make comprehensive judgments. 　　Usage: The main predicate; as object, attribute, clause; containing derogatory 　　Source: Song, Buddhism, Taoism original "Hong Jin Jing Chuan Deng Jackson recorded": "There monk asked: 'all the blind elephant, the said heretics, Hu Yu sighted students and for What?'" 　　Riddle: Shun the youngest son of the father caress No. 2 　　Blind to touch the elephant imagine he looks like that part. Metaphor understanding generalized. Translated by Google máng rén mō xiàng 　　Buddhist story: There are several blind men feeling an elephant, and some touches like legs, said the elephant as the pillars, some touch the tail, said the elephant was like a snake, split on their views debated. Metaphors problem is not comprehensive, sweeping Translated by Google No. 4 　　So see and things, as Mangrenmoxiang, touched the feet, that look like columns like that. - Lu Xun, "This is the Life" Translated by Google No. 5 　　"Big as Nirvana Sutra" March 2: "Ershi King, Jihuan made public blind Calvary asked: 'Yu see like Jesus?' Public blind the words: 'I have to see.' Wang words: 'as such classes? 'The contact person that made pictograms, such as dental Lo turnip roots, its touch, as if ears were made by Kei, the contacts were made as such as stone, his contacts were made by the nose as if pestle, who made his touch as if foot wooden mortar, Touch Ridge who made their bed, as if its belly, Words like touch, such as urns, who made his touch as if the end of rope. "after" Mangrenmoxiang "look at the issue sweeping metaphor. Ching Liu Xianting "Guang Yang Miscellaneous notes," volume IV: "Sun shy I do not know the meaning of turning latitude by the cut, wide debris collection, Kanaya a capsule, such as Mangrenmoxiang four calls may only be a limb, that all, but from those who are really non-pseudo- . "Tang Tong" <Wei Jin Southern and Northern Buddhism in History> Postscript ":" So Jin Yu integrated whole history, but some statements, such as Mangrenmoxiang will not have it all. " Translated by Google 原文: 　　《大般涅盘经》三二：“尔时大王，即唤众盲各各问言：‘汝 见象耶？’众盲各言：‘我已得见。’王言：‘象为何类？’其触牙者即言象形如芦菔根，其触耳者言象如箕，其触头者言象如石，其触鼻者言象如杵，其触脚者言象如木臼，其触脊者言象如床，其触腹者言象如瓮，其触尾者言象如绳。” 译文： 　　从前，有四个盲人很想知道大象是什么样子，可他们看不见，只好用手摸。胖盲人先摸到了大象的牙齿。他就说：“我知道了，大象就像一个又大、又粗、有光滑的大萝卜。”高个子盲人摸到的是大象的耳朵。“不对，不对，大象明明是一把大蒲扇嘛！”他大叫起来。“你们净瞎说，大象只是根大柱子。”原来矮个子盲人摸到了大象的腿。而那位年老的盲人呢，却嘟嚷：“唉，大象哪有那么大，它只不过是一根草绳。”四个盲人争吵不休，都说自己摸到的才是真正大象的样子。而实际上呢？他们一个也没说对。后以“盲人摸象”比喻看问题以偏概全。 　　寓言讽刺的对象是目光短浅的人。 　　“盲人摸象”的寓意是不能 只看到事物的一部分而应看全局才能了解事物的全面和真实情况 。 来源 　　古代印度佛经中讲，古时印度有一个小国，国王名叫镜面王。他信奉释迦牟尼的佛教，每天都拜佛诵经，十分虔诚, 可是，国内当时流行着很多神教巫道，多数臣民被它们的说教所迷惑，人心混乱，是非不明，很不利于国家的治理。镜面王很想让其臣民们都归依佛教，于是就想出了一个主意：用盲人摸象的现身说法教育诱导他们。镜面王吩咐侍臣说：“你找一些完全失明的盲人到王城来。”使者很快就凑集了一群盲人，并带领他们来到王宫。 　　使者走进宫殿向镜面王禀报说：“大王，您吩咐找的盲人现已带到殿前。”镜面王说：“你明天一早带领盲人们到象苑去，让他们每人只能触摸大象身体的一个部位，然后马上带他们来王宫前广场。” 　　第二天上午，镜面王召集所有的大臣和数万平民聚集在王宫前的广场上，沸沸扬扬的人们交头接耳，谁也不知道国王将要宣布什么重大的事情。不一会，使者领着盲人们来到了镜面王的高座前，广场上的人们顿时安静了下来。镜面王向盲人们问道：“你们都摸到大象了吗？”盲人们齐声回答说：“我摸到大象了！”镜面王又说：“你们每个人都讲述一下大象是什么模样的！”摸到大象腿的盲人首先站出来说：“禀告圣明的国君，大象就像一只盛漆的大圆桶。”摸到大象尾巴的盲人说：“大王，大象应该像一把扫帚。”摸到大象腹部的盲人说：“大王，大象确实像大鼓。”随后，摸到大象头部的说大象像大勺子，摸到大象牙的说大象像牛角，摸到大象尾巴后部的说大象像棍杖，摸到大象耳朵的则说大象犹如簸箕。最后，摸到大象鼻子的盲人说：“圣明的大王，大象实在像一根粗绳索。”一群盲人分成了几伙，吵吵嚷嚷，争论不休，都说自己正确而别人说的不对。他们又纷纷到镜面王前争辩说：“大王！大象的模样确实像我说的那样！”这时，在场的臣民见此都大笑不止，镜面王也意味深长地看着众人笑了起来。 佛教百科 　　【盲人摸象】　　这是《涅槃经》卷三十二所载的一则故事：“有王告一大臣；‘汝牵一象来示盲者’。大臣受王敕，多集众盲，以象示之，时众盲各以手触。大王及唤众盲各各问言：‘汝见象否？’众盲各言：‘我已见’。王言：‘象类何物’？触其牙者即言：‘象形如萝菔根’。触其耳者言：‘象如箕’。触其头者言：‘象如石’。触其脚者言：‘象如臼’。触其脊者言：‘象如床’。触其腹者言：‘象如瓮’。触其尾者言：‘象如绳’。善男子：如彼众盲不说象体，亦非不说，是众相若悉非象者，离是外更无别象。”盲人摸象比喻各人对事物只有片面的了解，众说纷纭，莫衷一是。后用以指无知之徒妄下结论。亦写作“盲人说象”。如元·黄溍《书袁通甫诗后》：“吾齐碌碌，从俗浮沉，与先生相去远甚，而欲强加品评，正如盲人说象。”（无名氏） 佛教百科 　　【盲人摸象】这是涅槃经所记载的一则故事：“有王告大臣，汝牵一象来示盲者时，众盲各以手触。大王唤众盲问之：“汝见象类何物？触其牙者言：象形如萝菔根；触其耳者言如萁；触其脚者言如臼；触其脊者言如床；触其腹者言如瓮；触其尾者言如绳。……王喻如来正偏知，臣喻方等涅槃经，又象喻佛性，盲者喻一切众生无明也。”盲人摸象譬喻个人对事物只有片面的了解，众说纷纭，莫衷一是。后用以指无知之徒妄下结论。 English Expression n.:  like blind men trying to size up the elephant— take a part for the whole,  like blind men trying to size up the elephant, take a part for the whole Thesaurus Blind person That like, catch a glimpse of