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Home / Idiom / 舍身求法

to abandon one's body in the search for Buddha's truth (idiom)

舍身求法
shě shēn qiú fǎ
sh+ě·3rd tonesh+ēn·1st toneq+iú·2nd tonef+ǎ·3rd tone
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Synonyms
Synonyms
to give up life for righteousness (idiom, from Mencius) · to choose honor over life; would rather sacrifice one's life than one's principles舍生取义shě shēng qǔ yì