大海 dàhǎi

1. dàhǎi noun sea; ocean
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Geography
   Notes: (CC-CEDICT '大海'; Guoyu '大海' 1)
2. dàhǎi noun a large bowl or glass
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Guoyu '大海' 2)
3. dàhǎi noun ocean; sāgara; mahāsamudrā
   Domain: Buddhism 佛教
   Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: sāgara, or: mahāsamudrā, Tibetan: dug can; for example in the 妙法蓮華經 Lotus Sutra (Mahāvyutpatti 'sāgaraḥ'; MW 'sāgara'; SH '大海', p. 92; Braarvig 2020, ch. 11; Hurvitz 2009, p. 186; Kern tr. 1884, ch. 11; Vaidya 1960, p. 151; T 262, Scroll 4, 9.0033a09)

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• 心如大海无边际 广植净莲养身心(心如大海無邊際 廣植淨蓮養身心) Let the mind be like the vast boundless ocean; Nurture yourself like extensively planted pure lotuses.
• 青天有眼观千古 大海无心纳百川(青天有眼觀千古 大海無心納百川) Green mountains bears witness to the ageless time; Grand oceans embraces unintentionally a hundred rivers.
• 譬如大海中船卒破 for example, when a ship is wrecked at sea
• 青天有眼观千古 大海无私纳百川(青天有眼觀千古 大海無私納百川) Green mountains bears witness to the ageless time; Grand oceans embrace selflessly a hundred rivers.
• 譬如有人欲见大海(譬如有人欲見大海) simile about a man who wanted to see the ocean
• 刹土大海(剎土大海) land and sea
• 清净大海众(清淨大海眾) the monastic community
• 如大海水因风波动(如大海水因風波動) like ocean waves stirred by the wind

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汪洋大海 、 大海沟 、 石投大海 、 石沉大海 、 大海捞针 、 胖大海 、 萨拉米斯大海

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• Difficulties and Benefits 1: Seven Difficulties 冥　益 一．七難 The Universal Gate : a Commentary on Avalokitesvara's Universal Gate Sutra 《觀世音菩薩普門品講話》 — count: 15
• The Causes and Conditions of My Building Fo Guang Shan 我建佛光山的因緣 Buddhist Affinities over a Century 9 - Places of Practice 1 《百年佛緣9－道場篇1》 — count: 9
• Scroll 3: Do Good Deeds - Tolerance 卷三　做好事 容納 Life's Ten Thousand Affairs 5 - Doing Battle with Yourself 《人間萬事5－向自己宣戰》 — count: 8
• A Buddhist View of the Universe - Part 3: Three Thousandfold World System 佛教的宇宙觀 第三篇　三千大千世界 Buddhism Series 1 - Doctrine 《佛教叢書1－教理》 — count: 8
• Ten Non-Thoughts of the Young Buddhist Monastic Community (2) 青年僧伽的十有思想 Humanistic Buddhism Series 4 - Buddhism and Youth 《人間佛教系列4－佛教與青年》 — count: 8
• Scroll 1: Wisdom in Life - Similes for Life 卷一 人生的智慧 人生之喻 Hsing Yun Dharma Words 7 - Life's Brocade Pouch 《星雲法語7－人生的錦囊》 — count: 8
• The Sphere of Nirvana 涅槃之後的境界 Humanistic Buddhism Series 8 - Dependent Origination and Cessation 《人間佛教系列8－緣起與還滅》 — count: 7
• My Contact with Taiwanese Grassroots Buddhism Figures 我與台灣基層佛教人士的往來 Buddhist Affinities over a Century 7 - A Monastic's Faith 1 《百年佛緣7－僧信篇1》 — count: 6
• Life and Faith 生活與信仰 Humanistic Buddhism Series 3 - Buddhism and Life 《人間佛教系列3－佛教與生活》 — count: 6
• Questions and Discussion 問題討論 Lectures on the Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch 《六祖壇經講話》 — count: 6

Collocations

• 大海里 (大海裡) 船在大海裡前進 — Lectures on the Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch 《六祖壇經講話》, Questions and Discussion 問題討論 — count: 28
• 大海中 (大海中) 我們是在生死大海中漂蕩著 — The Universal Gate : a Commentary on Avalokitesvara's Universal Gate Sutra 《觀世音菩薩普門品講話》, Difficulties and Benefits 1: Seven Difficulties 冥　益 一．七難 — count: 21
• 在大海 (在大海) 波浪在大海中雖然湧來湧去 — The Universal Gate : a Commentary on Avalokitesvara's Universal Gate Sutra 《觀世音菩薩普門品講話》, Difficulties and Benefits 1: Seven Difficulties 冥　益 一．七難 — count: 15
• 佛法大海 (佛法大海) 佛法大海 — The Universal Gate : a Commentary on Avalokitesvara's Universal Gate Sutra 《觀世音菩薩普門品講話》, Difficulties and Benefits 1: Seven Difficulties 冥　益 一．七難 — count: 13
• 大海一样 (大海一樣) 佛教就如大海一樣 — One Hundred Lessons on Monastery Language and Affairs 2: Becoming a Monastic and the Rules of the Precepts 《僧事百講2－出家戒法》, Lecture 17: Siksamana 第十七講．式叉摩那 — count: 9
• 像大海 (像大海) 像大海容納百川 — Between Ignorance and Enlightenment 2 - Prescription for the Heart 《迷悟之間(二)度一切苦厄》, Ridding Ourselves of Stress 消除壓力 — count: 9
• 大海无边 (大海無邊) 心如大海無邊際 — Between Ignorance and Enlightenment 10 - Management Trilogy 《迷悟之間(十)管理三部曲》, The Ocean 海　洋 — count: 5
• 大海一 (大海一) 個人等於大海一滴 — Between Ignorance and Enlightenment 6 - Competing Against Yourself 《迷悟之間(六)和自己競賽》, Pondering and Pondering 琢磨琢磨 — count: 5
• 大海般 (大海般) 我們的憂苦如大海般的深沉 — Pearls of Wisdom: Prayers for Engaged Living 《佛光菜根譚》, Buddhism and Ceremonies: A Prayer for Amitabha Buddha 佛教‧法會 向阿彌陀佛祈願文 — count: 5
• 大海能 (大海能) 大海能包容魚蝦 — Humble Table, Wise Fare 《佛光菜根譚》, Volume 3: A Guide to Development of Moral Character Diligence in Management of Finance and Personal property 第三冊 進德修業的指南 — count: 5