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MENTAL MODEL · M8868

Celestial Maiden Scattering Flowers

Celestial Maiden Scattering Flowers
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Version 1.0.0 · Updated 2026-07-30

CORE DEFINITION

Like the celestial maiden scattering flowers, randomly sowing seeds of creativity—without preset direction, see which seed sprouts.

SCAFFOLDING EFFECT

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Reduce cognitive load

The value of randomness. Sometimes it is necessary to scatter randomly, allowing unexpected connections to occur naturally.

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From the Vimalakirti Sutra, the celestial maiden scatters flowers; flowers fall off bodhisattvas but not off sravakas, to test the level of spiritual cultivation. The mechanism is to test the mind with circumstances; whether flowers fall or not reveals the presence or absence of discrimination and attachment.

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