overweening(wéi wǒ dú zūn)

overweening

It is an idiom with the pronunciation w é IW ǒ D ú Z ū n. It was originally a Buddhist language and praised Sakyamuni as the most noble and greatest. I think I'm the best. It describes extreme arrogance.

explain

It was originally a Buddhist saying, which means that man is the master of all things, and man can control his own destiny not by any God but by himself, so it is called "exclusive". Now describe extreme arrogance.

source

In ancient northern India, Sakyamuni, the son of King Jingfan in the state of kapirovi, was 29 years old. He was deeply moved by the sufferings of life, aging, illness and death. He gave up his royal life and became a monk. After six years of practice, he finally got the Tao and founded Buddhism. The Buddhist Scripture says that he was born from the right rib and can walk immediately. His left hand points to the sky and his right hand points to the earth. He says in a loud voice: "heaven and the world, I am the only one."

After becoming Buddha in Nirvana, Sakyamuni sighed the greatness of Buddha nature. "I" refers to the pure Buddha nature.

usage

It has a derogatory meaning.

Examples

"Xuchuandenglu: Master of Zongyuan nunnery:" yiriju: when the Buddha was born, he pointed to heaven with one hand and the earth with the other: "heaven and the world, I am the only one."

The first volume of the five Lantern Festival by Shi Puji in Song Dynasty: "heaven and earth, I am the only one."

In the eyes of the lonely family, facing in and out. Yuan Dynasty: the first discount of Wu Mingshi's serial plan

It is also applied to the name of the novel, for example: the work of Wuxue in Beiguo, the author of the original website of the novel.

Chinese PinYin : wéi wǒ dú zūn