Questions tagged [simile]
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Similes of Attainment
Though to the extent of my admittedly scarce knowledge, decapitation as a simile for some level of attainment is not to be found in the Pali Canon, but I bet the Zen tradition offers countless koans ...
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Sutta with firefly simile
What is the sutta that uses the following metaphor?
Firefly(Samsaric being) jumps into candlelight seeking a
pleasure(Tanha), not knowing(Avijja) that the candlelight will burn
the firefly to ...
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what similes buddha gave for removing defilments
Would be interested to hear all similes about removing the difilments step by step
What i vaguely remember is a simile about purifying gold - and maybe there was one on purifying silver ?
