This paper reviews the literary metaphor of the Chapter of Detachment from the Mundane World (離世間品) in the Huayan-jing (華嚴經, Flower Adornment Sutra; Skt. Avata.saka-s.tra). A metaphor is an imaginative way of describing something by referring to other similar things, not directly explaining something or phenomena. As we see from the title of the Flower Adornment Sutra, most of the Buddhist scriptures are based on such literary metaphors. “Flower Adornment” refers to a jade terrace or platform adorned by beautiful flowers. In the Flower Adornment Sutra, “flower” alludes to the practice of Samantabhadra (普賢行), the Avata.saka practice that merges all phenomena. The Huayan-jing is a scripture that preaches the transcendent and cosmocratic Vairocana "the luminous one" adorned with various kinds of flowers. Vairocana represents Buddhism``s most profound speculation on the emptiness and interpenetration of all elements in the universe. On the other hand the Chapter of Detachment from the Mundane World is a chapter of the Huayan-jing that explains the causal practice of enlightenment answered in 2,000 ways of practice as explained by Samantabhadra Bodhisattva (普賢菩 薩), who was responding to the 200 questions of Sarva-jnata Bodhisattva (普 慧菩薩). If we compare and analyze the content and literary metaphor of this chapter, we find a strong similarity with "twelve parts classification of the teaching (十二分敎)" of Buddhist scripture in terms of description style and forms. All the vast truth of the Huayan-jing is described in various forms of literary metaphor. Therefore, it is important to explore the common ground between literature and Buddhist scriptures for the future study of the Buddhist canon and modern literature. So a solid foundation of active examination and research should be established as early as possible. It will lead not only to inter-disciplinary communication but will also explore the potential of the literary factor hidden in the Huayan-jing.