Thanks, Rahula, for Collins' note. Yes, a number of modern writers often
mention this
simile.

I distinctly remember remember the simile in dialogue form decades back, and
somehow
the title Milindapanha keeps popping into my mind, but as I said neither
macch* or
kacchap* or kumm* (searches with wildcard) yield any references in CSCD. I
wonder if
other Pali forms are used?

Best wishes,

Piya Tan

On 5/6/07, Ngawang Dorje <rahula_80@...> wrote:
>
> Dear Piya,
>
> According to Steven Collins, it is a modern simile. In his book, "Nirvana
> and other Buddhist felicities", page 97, he wrote, "Modern Buddhist writers
> use the analogy of a tortoise unable to describe to a fish the experience of
> dry land..."
>
> Best wishes,
> Rahula
>
> Piya Tan <dharmafarer@... <dharmafarer%40gmail.com>> wrote:
> Dear Dmytro,
>
> Thanks for responding. But I know this reference, which is often quoted. I
> am wondering
> now if this is a modern simile, rather than a canonical one.
>
> I thought it might be in the Milindapanha, but after searching through it,
> failed to find any
> reference.
>
> I am hoping that we could find a reference in the Suttas, or maybe the
> Commentaries.
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Piya Tan
>
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