Dictionary Definition :
Definition[1]
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An argument or reply in a 'vicious circle', like a horse tethered to a pig.
Source
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A Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms, William Edward Soothill and Lewis Hodous
Definition[2]
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比喻不得要領之回答。又作順環答。俱舍論卷八(大二九‧四一下):「今此所言同縛馬答,猶如有問:『縛馬者誰?』答言:『馬主。』即彼復問:『馬主是誰?』答言:『縛者。』如是二答,皆不令解。」〔俱舍論光記卷八〕
Source
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佛光電子大辭典
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