一眼之龟 (一眼之龜) yī yǎn zhī guī

yī yǎn zhī guī phrase a turtle with one eye
Domain: Buddhism 佛教
Notes: A reference to a story about how being born as a human is as difficult as a one-eyed turtle floating in the sea finds a hollow log and sees the sun and the moon (FGDB '一眼之龜'; SH '一眼之龜', p. 8)

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  • Scroll 2 The Blue Cliff Record (Biyanlu) 佛果圜悟禪師碧巖錄 — count: 1 , has English translation
  • Scroll 7 The Lotus Sutra (Miaofa Lianhua Jing) 妙法蓮華經 — count: 1 , has English translation , has parallel version
  • Scroll 7 The Lotus Sutra (Tian Pin Miaofa Lianhua Jing) - alternate translation 添品妙法蓮華經 — count: 1