The sea of bitterness is boundless, and looking back is the end(kǔ hǎi wú biān，huí tóu shì àn)

The sea of bitterness is boundless, and looking back is the end

The boundless sea of bitterness means the samsara of life and death, just like the boundless sea of bitterness. It is often used with "looking back is an end". Looking back means that only by practicing Buddhism and realizing Tao can we achieve nirvana. Later, it evolved into a Chinese idiom. This idiom is now used to refer to people who do bad things. As long as they completely repent, there is a way out.

interpretation

Buddhism. It means that the world is like a sea of bitterness, boundless and boundless. Only by understanding the Tao can we get detachment.

source

Zhu Xi's Zhu Zi Yu Lei (Volume 59) of the Song Dynasty: "if you know what you want to know, you can put your heart in it. What's more? It can be seen from the inscription of a Taoist saying: "the sea of bitterness is boundless, and looking back is the end." Well said

Examples

It's hard to break the lotus root. Song of Ming Dynasty · Li Kaixian

Discrimination

Usage: as object, attributive, clause; used to admonish people "the sea of bitterness is boundless, looking back is the shore" is a common expression to persuade people to change and turn to the good. Among them, "bitter sea" refers to all kinds of suffering, just like drowning in the boundless sea. Looking back means awakening and repentance. The evils and habits of all living beings make themselves subject to moral punishment, that is, to produce evil retribution, which makes them feel very painful. Once the evil doer repents and works hard for the good, he will be reborn. this idiom is now used to refer to people who do bad things. As long as they repent completely, there is a way out.

Chinese PinYin : kǔ hǎi wú biān，huí tóu shì àn