Yong chuang la jian, Yōng chuāng lá jiàn: 1 definition
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In Buddhism
Chinese Buddhism
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癰瘡剌箭 [yong chuang la jian]—"Ulcer, sore, thorn-like arrow" – [Metaphor] (譬喻 [pi yu]) This likens the five desires (五欲 [wu yu]) to something that harms the body. Tiantai's Mohe Zhiguan (止觀七 [zhi guan qi]), Chapter 7 says: "A festering sore pierced by an arrow is inherently suffering; what joy can there be in it?" Mahaprajnaparamita Upadesha (智度論三十一 [zhi du lun san shi yi]), Chapter 31 says: "Because of the world's inverted view (顛倒 [dian dao]) regarding pleasure, people cling to the pleasures of the five desires (五欲 [wu yu]), and their afflictions (煩惱 [fan nao]) become increasingly numerous. For this reason, practitioners do not see joy but only suffering, like sickness, like a boil, like a sore, like a thorn."
癰瘡剌箭—【譬喻】譬五欲之害身。止觀七曰：「癰瘡剌箭，常自是苦，有何可樂？」智度論三十一曰：「世間樂顛倒病故，著五欲樂，煩惱轉多。以是故行者不見樂但見苦，如病如癰如瘡如剌。」
[pì yù] pì wǔ yù zhī hài shēn. zhǐ guān qī yuē: “yōng chuāng lá jiàn, cháng zì shì kǔ, yǒu hé kě lè？” zhì dù lùn sān shí yī yuē: “shì jiān lè diān dào bìng gù, zhe wǔ yù lè, fán nǎo zhuǎn duō. yǐ shì gù xíng zhě bù jiàn lè dàn jiàn kǔ, rú bìng rú yōng rú chuāng rú lá.”
[pi yu] pi wu yu zhi hai shen. zhi guan qi yue: "yong chuang la jian, chang zi shi ku, you he ke le?" zhi du lun san shi yi yue: "shi jian le dian dao bing gu, zhe wu yu le, fan nao zhuan duo. yi shi gu xing zhe bu jian le dan jian ku, ru bing ru yong ru chuang ru la."
Chinese Buddhism (漢傳佛教, hanchuan fojiao) is the form of Buddhism that developed in China, blending Mahayana teachings with Daoist and Confucian thought. Its texts are mainly in Classical Chinese, based on translations from Sanskrit. Major schools include Chan (Zen), Pure Land, Tiantai, and Huayan. Chinese Buddhism has greatly influenced East Asian religion and culture.
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