An armorer of Chu boldly claims to make the best spears and shields.
"My shields are so strong; they cannot be penetrated by any weapon," he said.
"My spears are so sharp; they can pierce any shield," he further said.
A man asks, "If your spear is thrown at your shield, what then?"
The armorer had no reply.
By logic, both an unpenetrable shield and an all-piercing spear can not exist at the same time.
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Very interesting story! Pure Land Buddhism also teaches that one who is destined beyond any doubt for hell is destined beyond any doubt for Pure Land. Paradoxes are not things to be understood by logic alone. Heart is of utomost importance!
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