猿猴捉月 yuán hóu zhuō yuè

1. yuán hóu zhuō yuè phrase like apes and monkeys trying to catch the moon in the water
   Domain: Buddhism 佛教 , Subdomain: Fo Guang Shan
   Notes: (Glossary of Humanistic Buddhism)
2. yuánhóu zhuō yuè phrase monkeys grabbing at the [reflection of the] moon [in the water]
   Domain: Buddhism 佛教
   Notes: A metaphor for the possibility of an icchantika attaining Nirvana in the 大般涅槃經 Mahaparinirvana Sutra (Blum 2007, p. 284; FGDB '猿猴捉月'; T 374, Scroll 9)