三獸

(三獸, 三兽)

The three animals-- hare, horse, elephant-- crossing a stream. The śrāvaka is like the hare who crosses by swimming on the surface; the pratyeka-buddha is like the horse who crosses deeper than the hare; the bodhisattva is like the elephant who walks across on the bottom. Also likened to the triyāna. [lang id =1028]涅槃經 23, 27.