放下 fàngxia

1. fàngxia verb lay down; put down
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: (FE '放下')
2. fàngxia verb Let Go
   Domain: Buddhism 佛教 , Subdomain: Fo Guang Shan
   Notes: (Glossary of Humanistic Buddhism)
3. fàngxia verb let go
   Domain: Buddhism 佛教 , Subdomain: Fo Guang Shan
   Notes: (Glossary of Humanistic Buddhism)
4. fàngxia verb let go; abandon wrong views
   Domain: Buddhism 佛教
   Notes: A Chan term (FGDB '放下'; Hunderd Lessons)

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• 世事不必争人我 身心放下见干坤(世事不必爭人我 身心放下見乾坤) Needless to fight over self and others; Upon letting go, the Truth is revealed.
• 生活乐趣 困难时先忧后乐 失意时苦中想乐 贫苦时知足常乐 落魄时奋起为乐 受罪时忏悔得乐 委屈时放下能乐 忙碌时闹中取乐 饭食时感恩有乐 耕种时收成获乐 休憩时舒服安乐 独处时自得其乐 布施时为善最乐 安居时淡泊自乐 应酬时谈笑共乐 得意时怡然享乐 富贵时与众同乐 团圆时天伦之乐 掌权时助人为乐 日常时平安喜乐 修行时吾有法乐(生活樂趣 困難時先憂後樂 失意時苦中想樂 貧苦時知足常樂 落魄時奮起為樂 受罪時懺悔得樂 委屈時放下能樂 忙碌時鬧中取樂 飯食時感恩有樂 耕種時收成獲樂 休憩時舒服安樂 獨處時自得其樂 布施時為善最樂 安居時淡泊自樂 應酬時談笑共樂 得意時怡然享樂 富貴時與眾同樂 團圓時天倫之樂 掌權時助人為樂 日常時平安喜樂 修行時吾有法樂) The “Fun” about Life Enjoy the sorrow in times of tribulations. Enjoy the pain in times of disappointment. Enjoy the sense of contentment in times of poverty. Enjoy the efforts in times of failure. Enjoy the repentance in times of transgression. Enjoy letting go in times of aggrievement. Enjoy the excitement in times of activity. Enjoy the gratitude in times of eating. Enjoy the harvest in times of cultivation. Enjoy the comfort in times of rest. Enjoy the moments in times of solitude. Enjoy doing good deeds in times of giving. Enjoy the simplicity in times of dwelling at home. Enjoy the friendly exchanges in times of social engagement. Enjoy the happiness in times of success. Enjoy the ability to share in times of wealth. Enjoy the intimacy in times of family reunion. Enjoy the luxury of helping others when in acceptance of power. Enjoy the blessings of safety in ordinary times. Enjoy the joy of Dharma in times of spiritual cultivation.
• 步步登高易 心心放下难(步步登高易 心心放下難) Step by step easy it is to ascend; Thought after thought hard it is to let go.
• 放下屠刀，立地成佛 lay down butcher's knife, become a Buddha on the spot; instant rehabilitation ; lay down the butcher's knife and become Buddha on the spot
• 有容乃大 吃亏是福 给人接受 广结善缘 知过能改 品德增上 提起放下 身心自在(有容乃大 吃虧是福 給人接受 廣結善緣 知過能改 品德增上 提起放下 身心自在) Tolerance brings greatness: Disadvantage is in fact a blessing. Be accepted by others: Broadly develop good affinities. Willingly correct one's mistakes: Enhances one's moral values. Being able to pick up and let go: Freedom in body and mind.

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放下包袱 、 放下身段

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• Lecture 6: The Practice of Giving Up 第六講．放的修行 One Hundred Lessons on Monastery Language and Affairs 4: Assemblies and Dharma Services 《僧事百講4－集會共修》 — count: 58
• Happiness and Peace 幸福與安樂 Modern Mentality Trends of Thought - Speeches over the Years 《當代人心思潮－歷年主題演說》 — count: 27
• The Study of Life in Buddhism 佛教的生活學 Humanistic Buddhism Series 8 - Dependent Origination and Cessation 《人間佛教系列8－緣起與還滅》 — count: 26
• The Study of Life in Buddhism 佛教的生活學 Treatises on Humanistic Buddhism 《人間佛教論文集》 — count: 24
• Chapter 1: Cultivation of Giving - Not Willing to Let Go 卷一　給的修行 ■不肯放下 Life's Ten Thousand Affairs 12 - Being Aware of One's Frame of Mind 《人間萬事12－悟者的心境》 — count: 20
• Letting Go and Picking Up 放下與提起 Between Ignorance and Enlightenment 7 - Having Meaningful Interests 《迷悟之間(七)生活的情趣》 — count: 19
• Learning to Adapt and Let Go 提得起放得下 Between Ignorance and Enlightenment 4 - A Life of Pluses and Minuses 《迷悟之間(四)生命的密碼》 — count: 15
• Humanistic Buddhism and Training in Meditation 人間佛教的定學 Treatises on Humanistic Buddhism 《人間佛教論文集》 — count: 15
• Let Go and Be Carefree 放下自在 Between Ignorance and Enlightenment 5 - Gas Station of Life 《迷悟之間(五)人生加油站》 — count: 15
• Life after Experiential Understanding of the Truth 證悟之後的生活 Humanistic Buddhism Series 8 - Dependent Origination and Cessation 《人間佛教系列8－緣起與還滅》 — count: 15

Collocations

• 能放下 (能放下) 能放下世間諸緣的貪愛 — Lectures on the Diamond Sutra 《金剛經講話》, Making the Buddha realm magnificint without dwelling in appearances - Part 10 [Lecture] 莊嚴佛土無有住相分第十 【講話】 — count: 20
• 要放下 (要放下) 這一切法門也一樣要放下 — Lectures on the Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch 《六祖壇經講話》, Questions and Discussion 問題討論 — count: 19
• 放下屠刀 (放下屠刀) 放下屠刀 — Lectures on the Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch 《六祖壇經講話》, Questions and Discussion 問題討論 — count: 17
• 放下来 (放下來) 放下來變成手掌 — Lectures on the Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch 《六祖壇經講話》, Questions and Discussion 問題討論 — count: 13
• 放下自在 (放下自在) 法喜的秘訣是放下自在 — Humble Table, Wise Fare 《佛光菜根譚》, Volume 2: Teaching and Transforming through Spiritual Practice Responsibility 第二冊 教化修行責任 — count: 7
• 能够放下 (能夠放下) 對世間虛幻不實的名聞利養能夠放下 — Ten Lectures on the Eight Realizations of a Bodhisattva Sutra 《八大人覺經十講》, Lecture 9: The Mahayana Mind 第九講　大乘心為普濟的根本 — count: 7
• 缘放下 (緣放下) 一個禪者能夠把萬緣放下 — Lectures on the Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch 《六祖壇經講話》, Questions and Discussion 問題討論 — count: 6
• 放下万 (放下萬) 放下萬緣 — Lectures on the Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch 《六祖壇經講話》, Questions and Discussion 問題討論 — count: 5
• 不能放下 (不能放下) 不能放下 — Humble Table, Wise Fare 《佛光菜根譚》, Volume 1: Greed and Anger, Emotions and Ethics 第一冊 貪瞋感情是非 — count: 5
• 放下时 (放下時) 當放下時要放下 — One Hundred Lessons on Monastery Language and Affairs 4: Assemblies and Dharma Services 《僧事百講4－集會共修》, Lecture 6: The Practice of Giving Up 第六講．放的修行 — count: 4