欲 yù

1. yù noun desire
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 愿望 (Guoyu '欲' n 1; Unihan '欲')
2. yù verb to desire; to wish
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: 欲 is a full verb in this sense. For example, 其恕乎！己所不欲，勿施於人。 'Is not reciprocity such a word? What you do not want done to yourself, do not do to others.' (Lunyu 17:24, trans. by Legge 1861; Guoyu '欲' v 1)
3. yù adverb almost; nearly; about to occur
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Comparison
   Notes: In this sense 欲 has the same meaning as 快要 (Guoyu '欲' adv 2)
4. yù auxiliary verb to desire; to intend
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In Literary Chinese, 欲 is an auxiliary verb in this sense (Pulleyblank 1995, p. 122; Unihan '欲').
5. yù noun lust
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 情欲 (Guoyu '欲' n 2)
6. yù noun desire; intention; wish; kāma
   Domain: Buddhism 佛教 , Concept: Mental Factor 心所
   Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: chanda, or: kāma, Pali: canda, Japanese: yoku, Tibetan: 'dun pa; one of the five object-determining mental factors in the Mahayana teachings (BCSD '欲', p. 673; DJBT '欲', p. 436; FGDB '欲'; Mahāvyutpatti 'chandaḥ'; MW 'chanda'; SH '欲', p. 355)

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• 少欲 few desires
• 欲者无常(欲者無常) sensuality is inconstant
• 欲入无为海 须乘般若船(欲入無為海 須乘般若船) To enter the sea of unconditioned Dharma; Board the ship of Prajna Wisdom.
• 菩萨诃色欲法经(菩薩訶色欲法經) Pusa He Se Yu Fa Jing
• 我说神呪欲利益一切众生(我說神呪欲利益一切眾生) I desire to teach the sacred mantras for the benefit of all beings
• 了菴清欲禅师语录(了菴清欲禪師語錄) Quotes from Chan Master Liao An Qing
• 欲染 the poluting influence of desire
• 譬喻问号(二) 智慧似海洋， 深乎浅乎？ 戒律似老师， 是正是邪？ 布施似耕耘， 有收无收？ 供养似奉献， 真心假意？ 美女似春花， 是久是暂？ 欲望似饑渴， 太多太少？ 语言似冬阳， 炙乎暖乎？ 笑容似春风， 是真是假？ 时间似车轮， 该快该慢？ 精进似电力， 是动是停？(譬喻問號(二) 智慧似海洋， 深乎淺乎？ 戒律似老師， 是正是邪？ 布施似耕耘， 有收無收？ 供養似奉獻， 真心假意？ 美女似春花， 是久是暫？ 欲望似饑渴， 太多太少？ 語言似冬陽， 炙乎暖乎？ 笑容似春風， 是真是假？ 時間似車輪， 該快該慢？ 精進似電力， 是動是停？) Metaphors (2) Wisdom is an ocean. Is it shallow or deep? Precepts are teachers. Are they righteous or not? Generosity is cultivation. Will there be harvests or not? Offering is dedication. Is it genuine or pretentious? Beauty is a spring blossom. Does it last long or short? Desire is thirst. Is it too much or too little? Words are the winter sun. Do they warm or burn? Smile is a spring breeze. Is it real or fake? Time is a cartwheel. Should it go fast or slow? Diligence is electricity. Should it energize or stop?
• 1. 佛光人身语行为要有社会性 2. 佛光人弘法利生要有使命感 3. 佛光人五欲六尘要有自制力 4. 佛光人做人处事要有公德心(1. 佛光人身語行為要有社會性 2. 佛光人弘法利生要有使命感 3. 佛光人五欲六塵要有自制力 4. 佛光人做人處事要有公德心) 1. Fo Guang members should speak and act with a sense of social involvement. 2. Fo Guang members should propagate the Dharma and benefit living beings with a sense of mission. 3. Fo Guang members should have self-discipline against the Five Desires and Six Objects. 4. Fo Guang members have a sense of social responsibility.
• 与欲(與欲) with desire; with consent
• 未离欲者(未離欲者) one not yet free from desire
• 欲心 a lustful heart
• 欲界 realm of desire
• 欲界六天 Six Heavens of the Desire Realm
• 离欲(離欲) free of desire
• 五欲(五慾) the five desires
• 求欲经(求欲經) Qiu Yu Jing; Anaṅgaṇasutta
• 乐欲(樂欲) the desire for joy

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毚欲 、 一逞兽欲 、 恣欲 、 欲弃 、 欲擒故纵 、 欲留 、 禁欲主义 、 穷奢极欲 、 性欲高潮 、 兽欲 、 食欲 、 爱欲其周 、 欲仙欲死 、 权欲熏心 、 利欲熏心 、 欲速不达 、 欲加之罪，何患无辞 、 己所不欲 、 树欲静而风不止 、 工欲善其事，必先利其器 、 呼之欲出 、 嗜欲 、 蠢蠢欲动 、 欲娶之 、 垂涎欲滴 、 欲速则不达 、 摇摇欲坠 、 风雨欲来 、 从心所欲 、 望眼欲穿 、 物欲 、 逞欲 、 欲盖弥彰

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• Lecture 3: Greed is the Cause of Suffering 第三講　多欲為生死的根本 Ten Lectures on the Eight Realizations of a Bodhisattva Sutra 《八大人覺經十講》 — count: 54
• Scroll 3: The Gate of Happiness - Without Desire 卷三 幸福之門 無欲 Hsing Yun Dharma Words 10 - The Human World is Filled with Joy 《星雲法語10－歡喜滿人間》 — count: 28
• The Three Pure Land Sutras 淨土三經 Buddhism Series 2 - Canonical Texts 《佛教叢書2－經典》 — count: 27
• Ten Non-Thoughts of the Young Buddhist Monastic Community (1) 青年僧伽的十無思想 Humanistic Buddhism Series 4 - Buddhism and Youth 《人間佛教系列4－佛教與青年》 — count: 23
• The Hundred Parables Sutra 百喻經 Buddhism Series 2 - Canonical Texts 《佛教叢書2－經典》 — count: 18
• The unattainable dharma - Part 22 [Lecture] 菩提性空得果無住分第二十二 【講話】 Lectures on the Diamond Sutra 《金剛經講話》 — count: 16
• Lotus Sutra 妙法蓮華經 Buddhism Series 2 - Canonical Texts 《佛教叢書2－經典》 — count: 16
• Abhidharma School - The Essentials of the Abhidharma School 俱舍宗 參、俱舍宗要義 Buddhism Series 6 - Schools 《佛教叢書6－宗派》 — count: 16
• A Story about Personal Practice of Buddhism at Home 孛--一個人間佛教實行家的故事 Buddhism Series 10 - Humanistic Buddhism 《佛教叢書10－人間佛教》 — count: 15
• Right and Wrong Desires 欲的正邪 Between Ignorance and Enlightenment 2 - Prescription for the Heart 《迷悟之間(二)度一切苦厄》 — count: 15

Collocations

• 多欲 (多欲) 覺知多欲為苦 — Ten Lectures on the Eight Realizations of a Bodhisattva Sutra 《八大人覺經十講》, Sutra Text 經　文 — count: 18
• 菩萨摩诃萨欲 (菩薩摩訶薩欲) 菩薩摩訶薩欲遍知佛十力 — Lectures on the Diamond Sutra 《金剛經講話》, The unattainable dharma - Part 22 [Lecture] 菩提性空得果無住分第二十二 【講話】 — count: 8
• 欲情 (欲情) 是還未十分斷除欲情 — The Universal Gate : a Commentary on Avalokitesvara's Universal Gate Sutra 《觀世音菩薩普門品講話》, 2: The Thirty Three Manifestations of Avalokiteśvara (heavenly body and human body) 二．三十三身（天身、人身） — count: 5
• 杂染欲 (雜染欲) 經裡說欲有雜染欲和善法欲之分 — Ten Lectures on the Eight Realizations of a Bodhisattva Sutra 《八大人覺經十講》, Lecture 3: Greed is the Cause of Suffering 第三講　多欲為生死的根本 — count: 4
• 法欲 (法欲) 經裡說欲有雜染欲和善法欲之分 — Ten Lectures on the Eight Realizations of a Bodhisattva Sutra 《八大人覺經十講》, Lecture 3: Greed is the Cause of Suffering 第三講　多欲為生死的根本 — count: 4
• 眷属欲 (眷屬欲) 僮僕等的眷屬欲是滿足了 — Ten Lectures on the Eight Realizations of a Bodhisattva Sutra 《八大人覺經十講》, Lecture 3: Greed is the Cause of Suffering 第三講　多欲為生死的根本 — count: 4
• 资用欲 (資用欲) 人的資用欲也很強烈 — Ten Lectures on the Eight Realizations of a Bodhisattva Sutra 《八大人覺經十講》, Lecture 3: Greed is the Cause of Suffering 第三講　多欲為生死的根本 — count: 4
• 欲令众生 (欲令眾生) 把佛陀說的這八條欲令眾生覺悟的道理集合起來 — Ten Lectures on the Eight Realizations of a Bodhisattva Sutra 《八大人覺經十講》, Lecture 1: An Overview of the Sutra on the Eight Realizations of the Great Beings 第一講　八大人覺經的概述 — count: 4
• 欲使 (欲使) 是因為這位菩薩欲使眾生觀察諸法而得自在的緣故 — The Universal Gate : a Commentary on Avalokitesvara's Universal Gate Sutra 《觀世音菩薩普門品講話》, Avalokiteśvara's Universal Gate 觀世音菩薩普門品 — count: 3
• 善法欲 (善法欲) 每一個人應增長善法欲 — Ten Lectures on the Eight Realizations of a Bodhisattva Sutra 《八大人覺經十講》, Lecture 3: Greed is the Cause of Suffering 第三講　多欲為生死的根本 — count: 3