เห็นกงจักรเป็นดอกบัว | hěn gong-jàk bpen dàawk-bua | Mistake a discus for a lotus

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• Metaphor Logic:
  

  A deluded sinner in Buddhist mythology hallucinates a spinning razor-sharp blade as a beautiful, sacred lotus. He voluntarily places the deadly weapon on his own head, mistaking an instrument of torture for a divine reward.

• Usage:
  

  Use this when someone stubbornly perceives something harmful, evil, or illegal as good despite obvious danger signs.