苦海无边 (苦海無邊) kǔhǎi wúbiān
kǔhǎi wúbiān
set phrase
a limitless sea of suffering
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Notes: (Guoyu '苦海無邊')
Contained in
- 苦海无边，回头是岸(苦海無邊，回頭是岸) The sea of bitterness has no bounds, turn your head to see the shore . Only Buddhist enlightenment can allow one to shed off the abyss of worldly suffering. ; the ocean of suffering is boundless; only by turning back can one reach salvation
- 世人二十苦 忍者苦口难言 愚者苦海无边 病者苦不堪言 盲者苦于无光 佞者苦心积虑 孤者苦无照顾 老者苦有代沟 贪者苦求无着 贫者苦雨淒风 邪者苦事无穷 犯者苦陷牢狱 恶者苦果必然 业者苦心经营 师者苦口婆心 达者苦中有乐 勇者苦忍有力 学者苦心研究 勤者苦尽甘来 智者苦能转乐 仁者苦节飘香(世人二十苦 忍者苦口難言 愚者苦海無邊 病者苦不堪言 盲者苦於無光 佞者苦心積慮 孤者苦無照顧 老者苦有代溝 貪者苦求無著 貧者苦雨淒風 邪者苦事無窮 犯者苦陷牢獄 惡者苦果必然 業者苦心經營 師者苦口婆心 達者苦中有樂 勇者苦忍有力 學者苦心研究 勤者苦盡甘來 智者苦能轉樂 仁者苦節飄香) Twenty Pains of Life One who endures finds the pain indescribable. One who is ignorant is trapped in the abyss of suffering. One who is sick is in unspeakable pain. One who is blind is blocked from rays of light. One who is wicked is chained by painstaking plot. One who is in solitude is threatened by loneliness. One who is old is isolated by generation gaps. One who is greedy is deprived of freedom. One who is poor is desolated by rain and cold. One who is evil is trapped in endless suffering. One who is convicted is locked behind bars. One who is unwholesome will never escape suffering. One who is in business is entangled by the tediousness of management. One who is the teacher is willing to advise earnestly and kindly. One who is skillful is able to find joy in hardship. One who is brave has the power to end suffering. One who is well learned is able to commit to his research. One who is diligent can put an end to hardship. One who is wise can turn suffering into happiness. One who is benevolent will leave behind a good name.
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- Scroll 1: Another Kind of Wealth - Looking Back 卷一 另類的財富 回頭 Life's Ten Thousand Affairs 2 - Intangible Value 《人間萬事2－無形的可貴》 — count: 2
- Turning Ourselves Around 回頭轉身 Between Ignorance and Enlightenment 2 - Prescription for the Heart 《迷悟之間(二)度一切苦厄》 — count: 2
- Volume 7: Buddhist General Knowledge - Class 16: Quotes from the Buddha's Teachings 第七冊 佛教常識 第十六課 佛語典故 Fo Guang Buddhist Textbooks 《佛光教科書》 — count: 1
- Scroll 4: Teaching and Study - The Use of Not 卷四 教導後學 無的功用 Hsing Yun Dharma Words 4 - How to Overcome Difficulties 《星雲法語4－如何度難關》 — count: 1
- 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: 1
- The Initial, Fundamental Dharma - Part 2: The Four Noble Truths 最初的根本佛法 第二篇 四聖諦 Buddhism Series 1 - Doctrine 《佛教叢書1－教理》 — count: 1
- A Buddhist View of the Universe - Part 1: The Three Realms and the Twenty Eight Heavens 佛教的宇宙觀 第一篇 三界二十八天 Buddhism Series 1 - Doctrine 《佛教叢書1－教理》 — count: 1
- Buddhism and Chinese Lexicology 佛教與中國詞彙學 Buddhism Series 8 - Use of the Teachings 《佛教叢書8－教用》 — count: 1
- Sayings Leaving out the Explicit Meaning 歇後語 Between Ignorance and Enlightenment 12 - The Stages of Life 《迷悟之間(十二)生活的層次》 — count: 1
- Buddhism and Combining Languages 佛教與聯語 Buddhism Series 8 - Use of the Teachings 《佛教叢書8－教用》 — count: 1