求不得苦 qiú bùdé kǔ
qiú bùdé kǔ
phrase
Not Getting What One Wants; suffering due to not getting what we want
Domain: Buddhism 佛教
Notes: The seventh of the eight kinds of suffering 八苦 (FGDB '八苦'; Tzu Chuang 2012, pp. 321-324)
Contained in
- 人生诸苦 悭贪之人伶仃孤苦 挥霍之人求不得苦 懒惰之人千辛万苦 矫情之人嘴甜心苦 麻木之人不知甘苦 执着之人放不下苦 瞋恨之人怨憎会苦 五逆之人倒悬悲苦 风尘之人内心痛苦 流浪之人颠波泪苦 边疆之人穷困辛苦 军中之人战斗累苦 病亡之人爱别离苦 乞讨之人淒凉哀苦 创业之人备尝辛苦 发心之人不辞劳苦 养育之人含辛茹苦 情义之人同甘共苦 勤奋之人不以为苦 慈悲之人喜乐拔苦 喜舍之人济贫救苦 积善之人无有众苦(人生諸苦 慳貪之人伶仃孤苦 揮霍之人求不得苦 懶惰之人千辛萬苦 矯情之人嘴甜心苦 麻木之人不知甘苦 執著之人放不下苦 瞋恨之人怨憎會苦 五逆之人倒懸悲苦 風塵之人內心痛苦 流浪之人顛波淚苦 邊疆之人窮困辛苦 軍中之人戰鬥累苦 病亡之人愛別離苦 乞討之人淒涼哀苦 創業之人備嘗辛苦 發心之人不辭勞苦 養育之人含辛茹苦 情義之人同甘共苦 勤奮之人不以為苦 慈悲之人喜樂拔苦 喜捨之人濟貧救苦 積善之人無有眾苦) The Pains of Life Stinginess and greed cause the pain of loneliness. Extravagance causes the pain of discontent. Laziness causes the pain of hardship. Pretentiousness causes the pain of insincerity. Nonchalance causes the pain of apathy. Stubbornness causes the pain of attachment. Anger causes the pain of unpleasant meetings. The Five Offenses cause the pain of being born as an animal. Prostitution bears the pain of unspeakable torment. Vagrancy causes the pain of displacement. Being on the outlying areas bears the pain of destitution. Being a soldier suffers the pain of battle. Sickness and death suffer the pain of separation from loved ones. Beggardom suffers the pain of desolation. Entrepreneurship suffers the pain of toil and fatigue. Aspiration keeps one immune to painstaking effort. Parents willingly endure the hardships of raising a child. Righteous and loyal ones partake in each other's pains and joys. Diligence keeps one insusceptible to hardship. Compassion relieves others from pain by giving them joy and happiness. Generosity helps those in pain of being poor and needy. Good deeds keep one free from all forms of pain.
- 八苦; 1. 生苦 2. 老苦 3. 病苦 4. 死苦 5. 爱别离苦 6. 怨憎会苦 7. 求不得苦 8. 五阴炽盛苦(八苦; 1. 生苦 2. 老苦 3. 病苦 4. 死苦 5. 愛別離苦 6. 怨憎會苦 7. 求不得苦 8. 五陰熾盛苦) Eight Kinds of Suffering: 1. birth; 2. old age; 3. sickness; 4. death; 5. separation from loved ones; 6. closeness to loathsome people; 7. not getting what one wants; 8. the five aggregates
Word is mentioned most frequently in
Truncated for common words
- Scroll 2 Catuḥsatyaśāstra (Si Di Lun) 四諦論 — count: 7
- Scroll 12 Mahāparinirvāṇasūtra (Mahaparinirvana Sutra) 大般涅槃經 — count: 6 , has English translation
- Scroll 11 Mahāparinirvāṇasūtra (Mahayana Mahaparinirvana sutra) 大般涅槃經 — count: 6
- Scroll 7 Middle Length Discourses (Zhong Ahan Jing) 中阿含經 — count: 5 , has English translation , has parallel version
- Scroll 11 Jietuo Dao Lun 解脫道論 — count: 3
- Scroll 60 Dafang Guang Fo Huayan Jing Sui Shu Yan Yi Chao 大方廣佛華嚴經隨疏演義鈔 — count: 3
- Scroll 78 Abhidharmamahāvibhāṣaśāstra (Apidamo Dapiposha Lun) 阿毘達磨大毘婆沙論 — count: 3
- Scroll 3 Compendium of the Higher Teaching (Abhidharmasamuccaya) 大乘阿毘達磨集論 — count: 3
- Scroll 8 Vibhāṣāśāstra (Bing Po Sha Lun) 鞞婆沙論 — count: 3
- Scroll 4 Śāriputrābhidharmaśāstra (Shelifu Apitan Lun) 舍利弗阿毘曇論 — count: 3
Collocations
- 爱别离苦求不得苦 (愛別離苦求不得苦) 死苦非愛會苦愛別離苦求不得苦 — Abhidharmamahāvibhāṣaśāstra (Apidamo Dapiposha Lun) 阿毘達磨大毘婆沙論, Scroll 78 — count: 9
- 苦求不得苦 (苦求不得苦) 別離苦求不得苦 — Subāhuparipṛcchā (Tantra Requested by Subāhu) 蘇婆呼童子請問經, Scroll 1 — count: 4
- 名为求不得苦 (名為求不得苦) 何等名為求不得苦 — Mahāparinirvāṇasūtra (Mahaparinirvana Sutra) 大般涅槃經, Scroll 12 — count: 3
- 观求不得苦 (觀求不得苦) 觀求不得苦 — Mahāparinirvāṇasūtra (Mahaparinirvana Sutra) 大般涅槃經, Scroll 12 — count: 3
- 二求不得苦 (二求不得苦) 二求不得苦 — Exploring the Mysteries of the Avatamsaka Sutra (Huayan Jing Tan Xuan Ji) 華嚴經探玄記, Scroll 11 — count: 2
- 属求不得苦 (屬求不得苦) 二種苦屬求不得苦 — Fa Hua Yi Shu 法華義疏, Scroll 6 — count: 2
- 求不得苦五盛阴苦 (求不得苦五盛陰苦) 會苦求不得苦五盛陰苦苦苦行苦壞苦 — Aśokarājāvadāna (Ayuwang) 阿育王傳, Scroll 5 — count: 2
- 求不得苦大热 (求不得苦大熱) 永離一切求不得苦大熱惱故 — Compendium of the Higher Teaching (Abhidharmasamuccaya) 大乘阿毘達磨集論, Scroll 5 — count: 2
- 求不得苦及 (求不得苦及) 無求不得苦及愛別離苦 — Dafang Guang Fo Huayan Jing Sui Shu Yan Yi Chao 大方廣佛華嚴經隨疏演義鈔, Scroll 34 — count: 2