舍身求法 — Chinese idiom
舍身求法
shě shēn qiú fǎ
Traditional: 捨身求法
Meaning
- to abandon one's body in the search for Buddha's truth
Character by character
- 舍shěhouse, dwelling; to reside, to dwell; to abandon,
- 身shēnbody, torso; person; pregnancy
- 求qiúto seek; to request, to demand; to beseech, to beg
- 法fǎlaw, rule, statute; method, way; French
Idioms sharing a character
- 依依不舍 yī yī bù shě
- 善财难舍 shàn cái nán shě
- 四邻八舍 sì lín bā shè
- 打家劫舍 dǎ jiā jié shè
- 舍己救人 shě jǐ jiù rén
- 舍己为公 shě jǐ wèi gōng
- 舍本逐末 shě běn zhú mò
- 舍正从邪 shě zhèng cóng xié
- 舍生忘死 shě shēng wàng sǐ
- 施粥舍饭 shī zhōu shě fàn
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