烦恼无尽誓愿断 (煩惱無盡誓願斷) fán nǎo wú jìn shì yuàn duàn
fán nǎo wú jìn shì yuàn duàn
set phrase
Afflictions are endless; Defilements are inexhaustible, I vow to end them all
Domain: Buddhism 佛教
, Subdomain:
, Concept:
Notes: Also in 天台四教儀 “A Guide to the Tiantai Fourfold Teachings,” by 諦觀 Chegwan in the Tang (Tzu Chuang 2012; Ichishima and Chappell 2013, p. 183; T 1931)
Contained in
- 四弘誓愿; 1. 众生无边誓愿度 2. 烦恼无尽誓愿断 3. 法门无量誓愿学 4. 佛道无上誓愿成(四弘誓願; 1. 眾生無邊誓願度 2. 煩惱無盡誓願斷 3. 法門無量誓願學 4. 佛道無上誓願成) Four Universal Vows: 1. Sentient beings are limitless, I vow to liberate them; 2. Afflictions are endless, I vow to eradicate them; 3. Teachings are infinite, I vow to learn them; 4. Buddhahood is supreme, I vow to attain it
Word is mentioned most frequently in
Truncated for common words
- From the Four Noble Truths to the Four Universal Vows - Development of Harmony Between Mahāyāna and Theravāda Buddhism 從四聖諦到四弘誓願-----論大小乘佛教融和的開展 Treatises on Humanistic Buddhism 《人間佛教論文集》 — count: 8
- The Universal Gate Gāthā: 1. Compassionate practice of vows 普門品偈頌 一．大悲行願 The Universal Gate : a Commentary on Avalokitesvara's Universal Gate Sutra 《觀世音菩薩普門品講話》 — count: 3
- Questions and Discussion 問題討論 Lectures on the Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch 《六祖壇經講話》 — count: 2
- 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: 2
- Questions and Discussion 問題討論 Lectures on the Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch 《六祖壇經講話》 — count: 2
- Ten Questions about Life 人生十問 Humanistic Buddhism Series 3 - Buddhism and Life 《人間佛教系列3－佛教與生活》 — count: 1
- Writings on Chan School Thought - Systems of Thought 宗門思想篇 思想體系 Humanistic Buddhism Quotations 《人間佛教語錄》 — count: 1
- The Bodhisattva Religious Experience 菩薩的宗教體驗 Humanistic Buddhism Series 10 - Humanistic Buddhism Series 10 - Religion and Experience 《人間佛教系列10－宗教與體驗》 — count: 1
- Scroll 1: Life's Direction - What do We Need in Life? 卷一 人生的方向 人生需要什麼 Life's Ten Thousand Affairs 3 - A Magnanimous Life 《人間萬事3－豁達的人生》 — count: 1
- How to Become a Monastic 如何做一個出家人 Humanistic Buddhism Series 4 - Buddhism and Youth 《人間佛教系列4－佛教與青年》 — count: 1