Wonderful Metaphors in the Pure Land School
淨土宗妙喻
Metaphor 40: Shooting Arrows at the Ground
A metaphor in the Mahaprajna-paramita Sutra (the Large Perfection of Wisdom Sutra) says, “If you shoot an arrow at an object, you will either hit or miss the target; but, if you shoot an arrow at the ground, you can never miss.” Accordingly, an archer who aims at the ground never misses his mark even if he fires a hundred arrows with his eyes closed. However, if he aims at an object, he will find it very difficult to hit the target unless he is a master of archery.
40. 向地射箭喻
《般若經》有個譬喻：「如以箭射物，或中或不中；以箭射地，無不中者。」向 地面射箭，能不能中？一定百發百中，即使眼睛閉著，也必中無疑。但如果向 目標物射箭的話，那就困難了，如果不是射箭高手的話，就不能射中目標。
Namo Amituofo!
