盲もう亀き

noun

blind turtle

A rare literary or Buddhist term for a blind turtle, often used metaphorically in classical texts to illustrate the rarity of encountering the Dharma or a precious opportunity.

• 「盲もう亀きの浮ふ木ぼく」というたとえ話ばなしは、仏ぶっ教きょうの経きょう典てんに見みられる。

  The parable of 'the blind turtle and the floating log' appears in Buddhist scriptures.