Commentary for Avodah Zarah 82:8
ורבי יוחנן מדר"מ נשמע להו לרבנן לאו אמר ר' מאיר צלמים אסורין שברי צלמים מותרין לרבנן עבודת כוכבים נמי היא אסורה ושבריה מותרין
Now as to R. Yohanan, from the view of R. Meir we can infer the opinion of the Rabbis: Did not R. Meir say that images are prohibited but the fragments of images are permitted? Thus to the Rabbis, while an idol itself is prohibited, its fragments should be permitted.
Daf Shevui to Avodah Zarah
This section is a difficulty on R. Yohanan. R. Meir holds that images are prohibited, but fragments therefrom are permitted. If we apply the same logic to the opinion of the rabbis we would have to say that idols are prohibited, but fragments therefrom are permitted.
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